Obama's Iowa Campaign Director Headed For PA To GOTV

[babylonsister]

http://hotlineblog.nationaljournal.com/archives/2008/03/tewes_to_run_pa.html

Tewes To Run PA For Obama

Paul Tewes, Barack Obama's Iowa state director, will head to the Keystone State tomorrow to take over the campaign's GOTV operation.

Per Deputy Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer: "Now that the voter registraton deadlne has passed, we have entered the GOTV phase of the campaign in Pennslyvania. Tewes has joined the Pennsylvania campaign on the ground here to lead this effort He will serve as state director."

Pfeiffer added that Jim DeMay, who had been the state director up until this point will "continue to play an advisory role our campaign." DeMay was Al Gore's PA state director in 2000.

Added Pfieffer: "While we remain the underodog, we are working as hard as we can to get as many votes as possible."

Tewes has a strong track record. Under his leadership, the Obama campaign conducted an extensive grassroots effort in Iowa that helped the campaign win by 8 percentage points.

(NBC/NJ's ASWINI ANBURAJAN)

[rurallib]

1. They did do a fantastic job out here in Iowa.

They were literally everywhere.

[babylonsister]

2. I know, and I'm so jazzed! nt

[rurallib]

3. Got to know some well and am still in contact with them

GOOD LUCK!