Campaign for Change

Jim Demers talking to Obama supporters: Photo credit: PolitickerNH.com

U.S. Sen. Barack Obama's "Campaign for Change" opened its Manchester headquarters with both a crowd of supporters and protestors standing outside the building.

Speaking at the event were New Hampshire Democratic Party Chairman Ray Buckley, Obama senior advisor Jim Demers, New Hampshire Democratic Party Political Director Mike Brunelle, state Sens. Lou D'Allesandro (D-Manchester) and Sylvia Larsen (D-Concord) and U.S. Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (D-Rochester).

The Campaign for Change and former Gov.  Jeanne Shaheen' (D-Madbury) senatorial campaign are organizing supporters for a weekend canvass.

Both campaigns are encouraging supporters to sign-up for a local canvass set to take place on Saturday, which will mark 100 days until Election Day.

The Obama campaign and Campaign for Change has announced they are beefing-up their campaign operations in the Granite State.

Mitchell Kent will be Obama's deputy state director and policy director and Brian Wallach has been hired to be the political director. Kent ran Obama's get-out-the-vote efforts in Indiana, Minnesota and Ohio. During the New Hampshire primary, Wallach was Obama's deputy political director.

U.S. Sen. Barack Obama's (D-Ill.) presidential campaign has announced additions to their New Hampshire communications team.

Sandra Abrevaya will be the New Hampshire communications director for the Obama campaign, while Larkin Barker has been hired to be press secretary for the "Campaign for Change" outreach effort. According to a campaign press release, Campaign for Change will "harness the enthusiasm of Obama's grassroots-level supporters and organize them in communities across New Hampshire as they work for Democratic candidates up and down the ticket."