State of the Union (Square) Watch Party on January 24 at Precinct

[david sloane]

Cambridge-Somerville for Change, in conjunction with the Obama campaign, is holding a State of the Union Watch Party at Precinct in Union Square next Tuesday night.

We're encouraging any politically-minded folks, particularly likely-or-probable-Obama-supporters, to come, socialize and watch the fourth State of the Union address from President Obama.

This is likely to be one of the key events in the 2012 campaign and we hope to encourage lots of participation in Somerville.

8:00 PM (speech starts at 9:00 PM)
Tuesday, January 24
Precinct Downstairs
70 Union Square, Somerville MA 02143

Please sign up here: http://tinyurl.com/SOTU2012

Are you generally supportive of the President, but only a little bit political?  Would you rather not go to a campaign office or drive to New Hampshire, but you'd like to get a little bit involved?

This is a low-key, social event and we're encouraging folks to forward the invitation to people who might be interested, but aren't often involved in campaigns.  Or others who are new to the area and could use some help finding a good place for progressive and/or Democratic-Party political activism.

See you on Tuesday!

David Sloane
Volunteer Organizer
www.cambridgesomervilleforchange.com

Comments

[cos]

(I've emailed the poster about the formatting/image issues in this post)

[zdenka]

Okay, so, I know this is Camberville, but there do exist locals who are conservative or Republican, or who simply do not support Mr. Obama's re-election for whatever reason. Could you be more explicit about who is welcome (or not) at your event, and maybe edit the text of your announcement to clarify? (Right now it sounds like you're saying that "politically minded" is synonymous with "supports the Obama campaign," and that is simply not true -- even around Davis.) I would honestly appreciate it. Thanks!

[david sloane (from livejournal.com)]

Yes, of course, fair point. All are welcome, certainly, but it's geared toward folks who plan to support the Obama re-election effort. I've updated it to try and make that a bit clearer.

[zdenka]

Thank you!

[litia2005.livejournal.com]

With the clowns on the R side, does Obama really need help to be re-elected? If there was a good liberal alternative to Obama, I, like many others, would be voting for this person. But there isn't.

[ron_newman]

I'm trying to decide whether to subject DSLJ to the lulz of a pre-primary presidential poll (like we did in 2008 )

[david sloane (from livejournal.com)]

Despite the decidedly clownish behavior of GOP the clown squad, yes, it seems likely that Obama does need help to be re-elected. The economy is still pretty bad, in terms of employment, and the Citizens United ruling two years ago will allow a flood of negative ads. While groups with progressive, liberal and Democratic Party agendas will also lose many fundraising restrictions, the right wing's stable of wealthy activists are going to cause a lot of trouble. New Hampshire, for example, could go either way, and there are a few scenarios in which their four Electoral College votes could make a difference. The Bush/Gore Electoral College split in 2000 is a useful example (http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/maps/obama_vs_mccain/?map=12).