Obamadale: Democrat's Secret Weapon In Iowa
Ren Benavidez | | Sep 22, 2014 06:37 PM EDT |
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Several Democratic organizers in Beaverdale, Iowa, created a group called Obamadale, which is being courted by different Democrats, in their bid to gain support and win in the November elections.
Obamadale was founded in 2011 by a group of democrats during U.S. President Barack Obama's re-election campaign.
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Following the elections, Organizing for America (OFA), a massive organization for Obama, had difficulties maintaining its identity after the campaign period.
Obamadale, on the other hand, was made-up of a small group of people who were able to learn the ins-and-outs of campaigning from Obama's campaign managers, and were able to survive even after the president's re-election.
Because the group has been active in all politically related events across Iowa, Obamadale has boosted candidates from school board races in city council elections and even played a pivotal role in Democrat Bruce Braley's and Republican Joni Ernst's race for the Senatorial seat in the upcoming elections.
At present, the group has some 20 organizers and is one of Obama's top supporters across the state.
The group is being courted by different Democrats who are setting their sights on the 2016 presidential elections, and the group is still considering whether to support any of them.
According to election analysts, even Republican strategists fear the pull of the group among Democratic voters.
Because of its reputation as a tightly-knit group of supporters and avid campaign organizers, other campaign groups, including Ready for Hillary, a super PAC urging Hilary Clinton to run in 2016, has asked Obamadale for strategies in "on the ground" campaign.
Previously, the group was also involved in campaigning to support Obama's platforms, including the Affordable Healthcare Act, which the groups supported and urged other Iowans to sign-up for.
According to Obama's 2012 campaign director Brad Anderson, the group "knew how to win elections."
Anderson, a secretary of state nominee, added that Obamadale knew the proper way of campaigning and are passionate at what they do.
In addition, what separated the group from other political parties is that it continues to grow even if it's separate from the state's main Democratic Party, and is deeply rooted in Beaverdale.
Furthermore, the members of the group are from different backgrounds and fund their operations with their own money.
The group leaders, Kimberly Boggus, and Sam Reno, were able to create a group with over 700 Democrat members in January 2012, who helped the president win re-election.
According to Boggus, 33, the group was able to bring together 87 percent of Democratic voters in Beaverdale by the midterm elections of the same year.
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