Indeed, the history of subsidized conservative idea factories stretches back at least to the New Deal, when American business leaders quietly organized a well-funded, but somewhat hidden public-relations campaign against Franklin Roosevelt.
Under the influence of the City Beautiful movement, Mr. Raskob quietly organized a group to buy up properties in Wilmington, then rallied the public behind the idea of a new building for both the city and New Castle County governments.
Still, the fight for Iowa's six electoral votes will undoubtedly play out on the ground, where Mr. Obama's campaign has spent months quietly organizing supporters.
The program has six parts: simplify the world; build self-control; manage meltdowns; sit quietly; organize daily life; and move on.
She is among many in this relatively small metropolis of about 650,000 who are quietly organizing events, writing cards or preparing meals in the hope of somehow helping their city heal.
The lightly armed opponents, who have spent months quietly organizing for this moment, were within a mile and a half of Gaddafi's Bab al-Aziziya compound by Sunday night.
And he must make good on promises to press the Senate to ratify the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (opponents are already quietly organizing) and the international community to adopt a pact ending production of weapons-grade nuclear fuel.
Never mind that Ron Paul's supporters, who've been quietly organizing around the country since he ran four years ago, will ensure that the libertarian favorite makes it all the way to the convention in some capacity.
But his top advisers insist that Mr. Romney has not given up on Iowa and is running what amounts to a covert campaign, quietly organizing his supporters in the state and keeping open the option of making a serious run at winning the Iowa caucuses next year.
Mr. Christie denies an interest in taking on Governor Corzine next year, but there are reports, principally of the unsourced kind prevalent in the blogosphere, that "Team Christie" has been quietly organizing support for hm around the state, and no one expects Mr. Christie to disappear after President Bush, who appointed him, leaves office.
WHILE Hillary Rodham Clinton's senatorial campaign has been drawing the political spotlight in the county, supporters for all the major candidates for president -- as well as for a few minor ones -- are quietly organizing their charge to March 7, Primary Day in New York State.
