No one is paying attention to what's going on in Orange County, Ca. The common wisdom is that it's not worth the pixels. We've got six congressional districts and except for Loretta Sanchez(D) 47th CD getting Democrats elected to Congress seems a daunting task. The Republicans in this group are not moderates but that hasn't stopped those of us who are not afraid of challenges and want to see our county represented by more better Democrats.
Steve Young Candidate 48th CD started the ball rolling in the 48th. Then I and others jumped in to give all Democrats in the county a place to go. We've provided candidates who are not just place holders.
We've made a lot of progress building the Democratic brand in Orange County. We now have an infrastructure that spans the entire county. We've formed Democratic Clubs around the county.
We not only have local candidates to support we are going all out supporting Obama. We are sending people to help in Nevada and Arizona. In Mission Viejo we a great phone banking center.
The phone bank is in the office I used during my run for Congress. A couple of months ago it was sitting there running out it's lease and I sent around an email to people I knew who were working on Obama's campaign offering the office. Alisa jumped in and made it happen. She along with the help of Elyssa, Obama OC Deputy Regional Field Director and Damon using the Obama list resources recruited volunteers from the campaign and people who are also involved in local races.
Today I stopped by at 2:30 to do a sign run and the parking lot was full. I looked up to the office and was blown away. There were 42 people crammed into the 600 sq ft office overflowing onto the front and back balconies. A few people took their phones and made calls in their calls. Good thing none of the other businesses were open.
Well, now it is the second most successful phone bank in Orange County behind a large 400-person biggie. They are the little engine that could, making 7000 calls with 100 people yesterday and on track to do the same today.
The infrastructure will serve us well moving forward. Nov 4th is but a step. Expect to hear more from us later.
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