Grassroots Organizing

The importance of grassroots organizing was very evident during the Obama campaign.  The core of his campaign was based on politics run by a community and he was able to take the model of grassroots organizing, which is rooted on a local level, and expand it to a national level.  I was able to witness the importance of grassroots organizing for the Obama campaign as well as for voter registration on a very local level in my own community.  Although some people are hesitant when a stranger knocks on their door, others see it as a more personal way to be exposed to the political process.  It also allows for people who are not interested in the political process to become more interested and more involved.