President Obama tells Dems to put 'people power' to work in November

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Obama tells Dems to put 'people power' to work in November
http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/09/20/obama.dnc.fundraiser/?hpt=Sbin

President Barack Obama urged Democrats to harness their "people power" for November's midterm elections Monday against what he called an onslaught of cash from "special interests" allied with Republicans.

"We can defeat those millions of dollars if we've got people power on our side," Obama told guests at a fund-raiser for Pennsylvania congressman Joe Sestak, the state's Democratic Senate nominee. Obama said Democrats need to counter spending by Republicans and conservative activist groups by knocking on doors, spreading the word with neighbors, making calls on Sestak's behalf -- and yes, writing checks.

"If we do that, then hope will beat fear every time, and the future will beat the past," he said. "That's what this election is about."

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Much of the president's Philadelphia speech echoed his weekend radio and internet address, in which he blasted Republicans for supporting a "power grab" by financial interests that are backing GOP candidates in this year's congressional races.

[Kdillard]

1. Hopefully this will help Sestak.

[HooptieWagon]

2. Are there still people who haven't been thrown under the bus? nt