Saturday, December 31, 2011

Obama readies Iowa machine for Romney

President Obama’s campaign will be ramping up its grassroots machine in Iowa this weekend as it prepares for the rival it has long expected in 2012: Mitt Romney. - The Hill via Drudge

Obama’s campaign with its eight offices throughout Iowa — from Sioux City to Waterloo — is using the Republican caucus as an “organizing opportunity” and a practice run of sorts for the general election. While Obama, who spent months courting voters in the Hawkeye State back in 2007, is not in a competitive primary race this time around, campaign aides say they hope to get thousands to turnout on Tuesday, while they court likely voters for November.