Nation correspondent Ari Melber appears on MSNBC to discuss the one-year anniversary of “Organizing for America.” Melber’s new report,“Year One of Organizing for America”, excerpted in this Nation piece, includes interviews from 70 OFA activists, as well as congressional officials and former members of OFA in Chicago. Formerly Obama for America, the digitally-networked group was a boon for Obama’s fundraising numbers, and today has sustained a high turnout of lobbying efforts and activism.

But even with their characteristic enthusiasm, OFA’s current attempt to move votes within the White House has been met with noted consequences. “There is no doubt that many people who care about this say that the way OFA has operated within the DNC has not had the same interactivity and the same grassroots movement building style that really helped people feel empowered during the campaign,” says Melber. “The White House was not open to really tapping that innovation in this network of volunteers.”

—Clarissa León

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