Obama, OFA to Focus Down-Ballot in 2010

By Mike Connery on 04/26/2010 @ 02:01 PM

Tags: Democrats, Video

Examine the 2006 and 2008 election results for New York state and it quickly becomes apparent that while Democrats performed well at the top of the ticket, our leaders rarely have significant down-ballot coat tails. Just because Barack Obama defeated John McCain in a given district does not mean that all Democrats in that district received equivalent support.

According to a new video released by OFA, that is a dynamic that President Obama wants to change in 2010. If he can pull it off, and bring "Obama voters" to the polls for down-ballot candidates this cycle, it will be a significant boon to Democrats in tight races. I'm glad to see OFA engage like this in the midterms, and hope they can pull off this bit of electoral jujitsu. But even if they can't, it's a lesson on what Democratic candidates across the state should be trying to do.

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