President Obama on Wednesday is expected to address the Founders’ Summit of Organizing for Action, Politico’s Mike Allen reported Monday:
Speakers will include David Plouffe, former White House senior adviser, and manager of Obama’s 2008 campaign; Jim Messina, manager of the 2012 campaign and OFA’s national chairman; Jon Carson, OFA’s executive director; Dan Wagner, the campaign’s chief analytics officer; Lisa Jackson, Obama’s former EPA administrator; Sara El-Amine, OFA’s national organizing director; Lindsay Siler, OFA’s issues director; and others.
Advisers said topics will include the sequence of issues the president will pursue, the greater challenge of recruiting volunteers compared to a campaign, and tactics that have been successful in mobilizing supporters since the election.
Organizing For Action is a nonprofit group headed by former Obama camapign advisers.
