How Obama’s Former Campaign Is Leading the Resistance Against Trump
President Barack Obama’s former presidential campaign committee, Obama for America, is now called Organizing for Action – and they are not sitting still during Trump’s presidency.
According to Politico, the group is “gearing up for its next showdown” after fighting the Obamacare repeal fight. This time, they’re taking on Trump’s proposed budget cuts.
Although the group hasn’t heard from the former president in months, a person close to the former president said he will join in the movement later this year. Politico reports, “That could include fundraising and other help, but not a direct leadership role.”
But they’re not waiting for Obama to get started. A massive voter registration drive could become its main focus heading into the 2018 elections.
During the August recess, the group is going out to support Republican Senators Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski and John McCain, while protesting Senators Jeff Flake and Dean Heller, for their Obamacare vote.
“Our members are home. And it’s time to go talk to them,” OFA executive director Katie Hogan, said of lawmakers.
Hogan told Politico how she’s surprised how evenly the split of interested activists is between people who are under 18, 18 to 35, and over 35. The response has skewed toward women, and 30 to 40 percent those who’ve signed up are non-white, she said.
“If anything changed, it’s the interest level of people who were not previously active—not the type of people, but the numbers,” said Hogan. “Now there is a recognition of what we were always doing.”
