OWH: NE-02 Has Battleground Status
Sep 07, 02:37 PM CST
Robynn Tysver and Joseph Morton wrote about NE-02 in today’s Omaha World-Herald:
Obama, who won the Nebraska Democratic caucuses in February, has been organizing in the 2nd District for weeks. The campaign now has 15 paid staffers on the ground here, said Erin Fitzgerald, an Obama spokeswoman in Omaha.
The campaign will be opening its Omaha office this week, said John Berge, Nebraska state director for Obama.
Berge said the 2nd District effort is operating independently of Obama’s campaign in Iowa, which includes a field office in Council Bluffs.
“We’re all in Nebraska, and we’re going to stay in Nebraska,” he said.
The campaign has been canvassing Omaha-area households, trying to identify likely voters, register new voters and organize a get-out-the-vote drive. Obama volunteers were scheduled to canvass today in Bellevue and the Elkhorn area.
The Obama campaign also will be involved in phone banking and early-voting events, among other activities.
Stay tuned for details regarding next week’s campaign office opening in Omaha.
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