Mr. Messina echoed him: "While they are moving to the right, we are on the ground organizing".
And while Romney is behind Obama in "on the ground" organizing in most of the 10 or 12 key competitive states, Wisconsin now has a readymade campaign, with 20 state offices, which can be handed off to the Romney campaign.
On the last page of "The Wrecking Crew," Frank finally mentions what, from a pluralist perspective, would be the first order of business if you believe as passionately as he does that business-controlled conservative lobbyists are running Washington into the ground: organizing a political opposition.
Personal growth comes through successfully meeting the bewildering challenges, be it getting the thesis project off the ground, organizing a department?s seminar series, or writing the first research paper.
In the Digital Millennial Era, it's my hope that we'll take the opportunity to show our peers that it's possible to respect each others' viewpoints, look for common ground, organize around historical power-financial structures, recognize progress made by our predecessors and build upon it in our own way, and refuse to submit to oversimplification and characterizations.
"This is no replacement for the actual good work of on-the-ground organizing.
"That's why we made smart early investments in data, analytics, tech, digital and on-the-ground organizing to build a strong, sturdy campaign designed to fight for and earn every vote in every state".
2. Keep your most-used items within easy reach If the first things you reach for in the morning are mugs and coffee grounds, organize your shelves so that you can quickly grab them.
But the issue did not come to national attention until the battle over Virginia's ultrasound bill blew up in a big way, thanks to online and on-the-ground organizing that helped spark public outrage.
While the spectre of slackatavism still lingers over the entire realm of online political action, the last year has shown just how potent the marriage of social media and boots on the ground organizing can be.
