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As you know, on September 28th President Obama will be speaking at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. CDA and OFA are joining forces to ensure that the President’s message on the role of youth in this election get to as many students as possible. This is our chance to help reconnect the President with the millions of students that he inspired across the country in 2008!

We are organizing watch parties on college campuses across the country; can we count on you to organize an watch party next Tuesday to help get college students fired up about the elections this November?

If you can join us in hosting an even please send an email to events@collegedems.com so we can keep track.

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"Sometimes lost in the partisan clamor about the new health care law is the profound relief it is expected to bring to hundreds of thousands of Americans who have been stricken first by disease and then by a Darwinian insurance system." -- New York Times

This week marks six-months since President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law—enacting one of the most sweeping reforms in a generation. Starting today, several important aspects of this historic law take effect. Among those provisions is the Patient’s Bill of Rights, which ends the worst abuses of the health insurance industry and empowers consumers with greater control over their health care. Beginning today, the new law:

• Prohibits insurance companies from denying coverage to ...
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In a recent New York Times op-ed, Bob Herbert asks an important question and one that a lot of African American voters are asking this election season: what have Democrats done for our community?

Nine out of 10 African Americans continue to say they approve of the job President Obama is doing—an unprecedented high number—but we need to continue to communicate Democrats’ efforts and accomplishments over the past two years. We haven’t talked as aggressively about our successes as our opponents have talked about the challenges that remain. It’s time to correct the record.

President Obama and Democrats in Congress have been building a new foundation for economic growth and security, a foundation upon which Americans of all races can build ...

Are you ready for the Gen44 Summit?  Well, get ready, because it is a go!

The DNC/OFA will be hosting the first National Gen44 Summit in Washington, DC from Thursday, September 30th through Saturday, October 2nd.  The Summit will be a three-day gathering of the next generation of leaders, the best and brightest—kicking off with a concert at DAR Constitution Hall with President Obama and many other special guests.  Stay tuned, we will be revealing our musical guest very soon. 

Summit Packages and Individual Kick Off concert tickets are available today so reserve your spot.

September 30th through October 2nd

Day 1: Summit Kick off Concert with President Obama and Special Guests

Day 2 & 3: Panels, Receptions and Discussions*

*Full agenda to ...

As an executive board member of the George Washington University College Democrats, I had the privilege of sitting front row at the much-anticipated DNC rebranding event in one of my campus's auditoriums. In the days leading up to the event, we had reached out to our members hoping to get a few volunteers to help pass out flyers and manage the crowds. We were blown away by a multitude of responses from long time loyal members and new freshmen who were all excited to see the event as well as give a helping hand wherever necessary. I’ve been fortunate enough to be an audience member at more than a few significant Democratic Party events, but at that moment I realized ...