In communities across the country, our supporters have built grassroots networks and organizations that have been the backbone of this campaign. As the primary season begins to wind down, many of these supporters are still active, and many of these grassroots communities continue to thrive. 

Next month, supporters will be hosting Spring to Action fundraisers and organizational meetings as we continue to build momentum in all fifty states. Long after the last primary vote has been tallied, these supporters are still hard at work, still growing this movement.

Fundraisers will be taking place all throughout the month of April, but today is the last day to create an official Spring to Action event.

Here are just a few of the grassroots events that are being organized in states that have already voted or caucused:

• An "Obamarama" gathering at a bar in Chicago, IL
• A "Party for the Future" in San Fracisco, California
• A "Black & White" Party in New York City
• A "Scramble for Obama" golf tournament in Cathlamet, Washington

And in Salt Lake City, Utah, supporters are kicking off their post-primary organizing efforts with a Spring Back Into Action fundraiser. The Utah for Obama grassroots group is raising money and recruiting volunteers to help for participation in several upcoming local events, including the Democratic county conventions, the Utah State Democratic Convention, Utah Pride, Earth Day, the 4th of July, and Pioneer Day.

If you haven’t already created a My.BarackObama.com account, there’s no better time than now. It free, it’s easy, and within minutes you’ll be able to connect with groups and individuals within your own community. 

You can sign in now and create your own event or search for an event near you.

Investor's Business Daily - A Gallup poll found Illinois senator Barack Obama leading Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., 52%-42% among Democrats nationally. It marks a 21-point 18eversal dating back to early February, when Clinton led Obama by 11 points. Clinton has vowed to continue to campaign through to the Democratic Convention in August.

AP - Democratic Sen. Barack Obama secured the backing of a second female senator on Monday as a top supporter of Hillary Rodham Clinton raised expectations for her rival in the upcoming Pennsylvania primary.

This afternoon, Barack stopped by Wilbur Chocolate Company Candy Store in Lititz, Pennsylvania, where he received a tour of the chocolate factory and sampled some tasty treats! Check out this slideshow of pictures from the visit.

AP - McCain highlights military heritage at start of the biographical tour ... Obama wins support of another female senator as jockeying for Pennsylvania intensifies ... Clinton says proposed Fed overhaul "falls short," offers steps to ease market crisis ... Obama wins more Texas delegates than Clinton in county conventions ... Pennsylvania's Democratic Party sees membership rise after updated state figures ... Mich. congressman proposes alternate plan for seating state's delegates

Article reports how Obama has had toe the Israel Lobby Line: "the price of admission to the political mainstream is to abandon any foreign policy goals that diverge from those of the pro-Israel, anti-Palestinian lobby."

Check out this video of Barack speaking about economics at the town hall meeting in Lancaster, Pennsylvania this morning!




There's no better time to get involved in the campaign! Join a Neighborhood Team in your community today.

Excerpt: You have to wonder about self-proclaimed "progressives." Take Matthew Rothschild, for example. He's a self-proclaimed progressive. He's the editor of the so-called Progressive Magazine.

Obama has sent signals that he is not doctrinaire on the issue. In an interview last May on ABC's "This Week With George Stephanopoulos," the senator was asked whether his own daughters should someday receive preferences in college admissions.

Bloomberg - March 31 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama called Countrywide Financial Corp., the biggest U.S. mortgage company, an example of what's wrong in today's economy and a political culture dominated by corporate lobbyists.