In our interview, Perez sidestepped a question about whether the president's offshoot organization ― Organizing for America ― has been a detriment to the DNC.
"I think Organizing for America, which obviously is connected to the president's political machine, and groups like MoveOn.org, and others are involved," he said.
He basically ignored the Democratic National Committee during his presidency, starting his own organization called Organizing for America.
The rallies are sponsored by the Democratic National Committee and its Organizing for America grass-roots division -- spawned by the Obama for America presidential campaign.
On March 21, a group of eight volunteers watched the YouTube training video from Organizing for America in the living room of a San Carlos volunteer.
Jeremy Bird, the National Deputy Director of Organizing for America, is a long-time organizer in Democratic politics, legislative campaigns and advocacy work.
+ University of New Mexico College Democrats |Tabling and gathering signatures in conjunction with Organizing For America.
The announcement of Charlotte was made by Michelle Obama in an e-mail to members of Organizing for America, the network of supporters from the 2008 campaign.
Back in Minnesota to complete his political science degree, Mr. Griffin, 23, took a job with the post-election version of the Obama campaign, Organizing for America.
The committee's Organizing for America project now manages the account.
Organizing for America, the offspring of the Obama campaign, helped his office assemble the welcoming crowd on Friday.
