Obama demonstrates superior organizational strength at JJ Dinner.

[calteacherguy]

From NBC/NJ’s Aswini Anburajan
IOWA JEFFERSON JACKSON DINNER COVERAGE

DES MOINES, IA – Nearly one in three people at last night’s Jefferson-Jackson Dinner was an Obama supporter. The campaign brought 3,000 supporters to a dinner that had 9,000 attendees. They also made sure to have a representative from each of Iowa’s 99 counties in attendance.

When asked if all of the Obama supporters attending the event were from Iowa, Obama’s Iowa Press Secretary Tommy Vietor said, “All of them. Except for my dad.”

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The Obama campaign had been planning for the dinner for months, and the efforts put forward showed both a desire to stress their organizational strength and their support within Iowa. They said they brought buses from four staging locations across the state and printed 11,000 signs for the event.

“JJ is a place for him to deliver a message to nine thousand Iowa caucus goers,” Vietor said. “It’s also a chance to show that you’ve been building an organization and you have grassroots support across the state. Frankly, it’s a pretty good dry run for the caucus night, to show that you can show your supporters to go to one place at one time and show up for it.”

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This speech as well as the past week’s message, showed a candidate more energetic, clearer and harder hitting with his message than he has been.

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[AtomicKitten]

1. Obama's ground game is nothing short of spectacular.