President Obama’s Listening Tour in Pahrump
President Barack Obama
Organizing for America (OFA) has officially landed in Nevada. Organizing for America is dedicated to forwarding President Obama’s agenda through grassroots action, and to creating a progressive, grassroots movement in the State of Nevada.
In order to best serve Nevada, OFA will visit cities throughout the state to re-engage and mobilize the grassroots movement in support of President Obama.
For Organizing for America to succeed, we need to hear from you – your effort and commitment are the backbone of this movement, and your input will help guide our action in Nevada.
At this meeting, we will provide an overview of what the President has accomplished, describe the mission statement of our organization, let you know how you can get involved, and ask for your thoughts on how we can best organize Nevada going forward. Your ideas will be used to write a Nevada-specific plan for Organizing for America in 2009 and beyond.
Come, and make your voice heard. All are welcome. We look forward to meeting new people and seeing familiar faces. Help us build a progressive movement to improve Nevada and our country!
Time: Thursday, July 16 from 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Host: Evan Sutton
Location:
Rudd Community Center (Pahrump, NV)
150 N Highway 160
Pahrump, NV 89060
Maps:
* Google Maps
* MapQuest
* Yahoo! Maps
Directions: Join us in Room B at the Rudd Community Center, just north of E Basin Ave.
Associated Groups: Nevada Students for Obama, Southern Nevada for Obama
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2 comments
I believe to increase the potential of the Democratic Party in Pahrump, a Democratic Womens group would be a good place to start. The problem that unlies the Democratic Party in Pahrump seems to be either a don’t ask, don’t tell policy or keep it behind closed doors. I am not sure if they feel out numbered or somehow threatened in Pahrump but that could be fixed with weekly radio shows, t.v. shows, and such. Another problem this town faces is the young seem to be leaving at a faster pace and economics in this town are such that the town could just plain be dying out. People are out of work, checks and income is being cut back which cuts expendable gas and volunteerism.
Thank you for the comment Bonnie. I agree a Democratic Women’s group would be a very good thing. Democrats in Pahrump have never been able to establish and maintain any kind of club or such a group. I’ve lived in Pahrump six years and have seen two Democratic fail. Of course, the Pahrump Meetup has now failed. The reason? Lack of interest in attending the meetings. The problem with one of the two Democratic Clubs was members bickering among themselves. Both the clubs were co-ed. I think a Democratic Women’s Club would be a good thing. The Republican Women’s Club seems to be the backbone of the Republican Party here in Pahrump.
Overall the primary problem, as I see it, with Democrats is apathy. It requires real effort and willingness to do the volunteer work to form and maintain a viable political club.
The new Central Committee has been described as being in a coma. Not my description, but someone else’s.
The national group, Organizing for America, will be in Pahrump on July 16 at the Community Center, 7:00 p.m. on a Listening Tour. One of their stated aims is to build the local Democratic Parties into a organized groups. Evan Sutton, who was the regional director of the Obama campaign has been named to be in charge of it. Perhaps the Democratic Party of Nye County will, at last, become organized.
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