In the News: OFA’s State of the Union Watch Parties
For President Obama’s first State of the Union address on Wednesday, thousands of OFA supporters gathered at Watch Parties across the country.
Watch the video below to check out some of the news coverage following the events:
Here some reports from the Watch Parties:
From Nevada’s Reno Gazette Journal:
Dave Osolnick, a deputy field director in Reno for the Organizing for America group, watched the speech amid the packed Amendment 21 tavern in downtown Reno. "What the president talked about was a genuine spirit of bipartisanship," Osolnick said. "The economy and jobs are on everyone’s mind. The health reform Democrats are supporting is a jobs creator."
From Florida’s Palm Beach Post:
At Joe and Dina Heffernan’s home, 36 supporters of Organizing for America gathered to hear David Plouffe promise that he and the President would fight for jobs, fight for the middle class and fight for health reform. When Obama’s former campaign manager finished, deputy field director Craig Borkon urged the attendees to stay involved with the local races."
And from Georgia’s WSAV NBC News:
About 15 people came to watch the speech at the Kluetsch family home on East 45th Street. The hosts set up a projector screen and encouraged those of all viewpoints to come watch and share their thoughts on the State of the Union. “It wasn’t for the Democrats specifically that were for Obama, the people that have helped organize, but all points of view were welcome as long people were willing to listen as well as talk, and I feel like that’s something that’s been lacking over the last year,“ said Elizabeth Lietzau-Kluetsch, the party’s organizer. Those at the party watched and listened intently, some of them taking notes while the President spoke.
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