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Obama campaign survey gets half million replies
AFP - 2 hours 13 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (AFP) - - More than half a million people responded to an online survey asking for feedback on what Barack Obama should do now that he has been elected president, Obama's campaign manager said Friday.
"The response has been remarkable -- 550,000 people completed the online supporter survey," David Plouffe, who headed Obama's successful bid for the White House, said in an email to supporters.
Plouffe praised what he called "the most powerful and effective grassroots movement in America," and said: "Now, you're helping to define how this movement will support President-elect Obama's agenda and continue to bring the change we need."
The Obama election campaign distributed the detailed four-page online survey by email a month ago to millions of supporters asking for their ideas to "help shape the future of this movement."
The survey asked respondents what issues are important to them, whether they would like to remain politically involved, whether they would be interested in running for office and other questions.
Plouffe said that based on the results of the survey, "people are excited to volunteer around a number of top issues, including education, the environment, health care, poverty, and the economy."
He said 86 percent of respondents "feel it's important to help Barack's administration pass legislation through grassroots support."
Plouffe said "68 percent feel it's important to help elect state and local candidates who share the same vision for our country."
"And a staggering 10 percent of respondents indicated that they would be interested in running for elected office," he added.
"Between now and Barack's (January 20) inauguration, we'll continue to collect your ideas and feedback," Plouffe said. "After the inauguration, we should be able to announce a clear plan for the future of this movement -- a plan determined by you."
Obama promised during the presidential campaign to run a more transparent and interactive administration if elected, and the online survey of supporters is one of several moves he has made in that direction.
The Obama transition team recently opened up Change.gov, his official transition website, to questions and comments from the public and began to publish the proceedings of all meetings with outside organizations.
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