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DISORGANIZING FOR AMERICA: A rare bit of friction between Dems and Obama?s political operation,?

By Glenn Reynolds

DISORGANIZING FOR AMERICA:

A rare bit of friction between Dems and Obama?s political operation, Organizing for America:

Aides to Senator Dianne Feinstein have complained to the White House about a deluge of visits to her offices by constituents who thought they had an appointment after OFA called on supporters to visit members of Congress, Feinstein?s office confirms to me.

OFA recently blasted out an email to its list asking supporters to ?visit? the office of their representatives. OFA asked supporters to sign up in shifts to avoid overwhelming the offices, whereupon supporters received follow-up emails reminding them of the ?scheduled visit? they?d chosen. OFA advised them to ?call ahead? before visiting.

But some constituents took the follow-up email to mean that they had a hard-and-fast scheduled meeting with their members of Congress, and around 100 such people showed up at Feinstein?s offices in San Francisco and Los Angeles, Feinstein spokesperson Gil Duran says. The visitors got upset when they learned they didn?t have a scheduled meeting, Duran says, adding that Feinstein?s office ?expressed their concerns? to the White House.

Glad they’re not in charge of my doctor appointments. Yet, anyway . . . .

Full post as published by Instapundit.com on August 12, 2009 (boomark / email).