2012 Presidential Campaign Blog

Obama for America Releases New Television Ad: “Preserving ”

Obama for America Releases New Television Ad: “Preserving ”

CHICAGO – Today, Obama for America released a new television advertisement titled “Preserving,” that highlights the key difference between President Obama and Mitt Romney’s plans for Medicare: the President has worked to preserve it for seniors and future retirees, while Mitt Romney would end Medicare’s guaranteed benefits and turn it into a voucher program. In doing so, the Romney-Ryan plan could raise seniors’ health costs by up to $6,400 a year. President Obama’s plan, on the other hand, is preserving the program by rooting out fraud and abuse; lowering seniors’ Medicare premiums and out-of-pocket costs; and eliminating $156 billion in wasteful subsidies to insurance companies. The choice in this election for seniors and middle-class families is clear: we can either continue to move forward with an economy that’s grounded in a strong middle-class, or we can go back to the same top-down economic policies of the last decade that crashed our economy and punished the middle-class.

“Preserving” will start airing tomorrow in Colorado, Florida, and Iowa.

Voiceover:

"It's true, Mitt Romney will replace Medicare's guaranteed benefits with a voucher system. The Romney-Ryan plan could raise senior's costs up to $6,400 a year. While under President Obama a 75% increase in health-care fraud prosecutions, lowering senior's Medicare premiums and out-of-pocket costs. And eliminating $156 billion in wasteful Medicare subsidies to private insurance companies. A difference that matters"

Obama For America Launches Wisconsin Women For Obama

OBAMA FOR AMERICA LAUNCHES WISCONSIN WOMEN FOR OBAMA

MADISON – Obama for America today launched Women for Obama, a coalition of Wisconsinites committed to strengthening our economy from the middle out, protecting equal rights for women, investing in education and innovation and re-electing President Barack Obama.

Wisconsin Women for Obama:

Dottie (Dorothy) Le Clair, Appleton
Penny Bernard Schaber, Appleton
Janet Bewley, Ashland
Kelly Westlund, Ashland
Ann Hraychuck, Balsam Lake
Amanda Cone, Baraboo
Margo Miller, Baraboo
Judy Robson, Beloit
Dian Palmer, Brookfield
Carlene Bechen, Brooklyn
Karen Lupa, Campbellsport
Bridget Moen, Cedarburg
Gloria Krysiak, Cottage Grove
Marilyn Krump, Cottage Grove
Nancy Nusbaum, De Pere
Monique Hooker, De Soto
Susan Van Sicklen, Dodgeville
Linda Solie, Durand
Beverly Wickstrom, Eau Claire
Margie Klink, Eau Claire
Nancy Hanlon, Elkhart Lake
Janis Ringhand, Evansville
Jenni Dye, Fitchburg
Sue Reich, Fond du Lac
Martha Pincus, Fox Point
Jan Kelton, Frederic
Jane Hansen, Green Bay
Mary Ginnebaugh, Green Bay
Mary Korkor, Hartland
Catherine Lacy, Highland
Rita Wittwer, Hillpoint
Honore Kaszuba, Iron River
Bonnie Strauss, Jackson
Cindy Fallona, Kaukauna
Mary Jonker, Kenosha
Melissa Jo Huizenga, Kewaunee
Jen Shilling, La Crosse
Jill Billings, La Crosse
Tara Johnson, La Crosse
Tawni Kind, La Crosse
Pat Rego, La Valle
Ann Louise Tetreault, Madison
Barbara Flesch, Madison
Carousel Bayrd, Madison
Chris Taylor, Madison
Claudia Pogreba, Madison
Elizabeth Barnhill, Madison
Fabiola Hamdan, Madison
Gretchen Lowe, Madison
Heather Colburn, Madison
Kathleen Falk, Madison
Kelda Helen Roys, Madison
Kristine Bruns, Madison
Martha Vukelich Austin, Madison
Mary Lang Sollinger, Madison
Melissa Malott, Madison
Melissa Sargent, Madison
Miriam Block, Madison
Nicole Safar, Madison
Sara Alvarado, Madison
Sarah Hole, Madison
Sue Ellingson, Madison
Susie Earley, Madison
Tammy Baldwin, Madison
Terese Berceau, Madison
Phyllis Pope, Medford
Melissa Schroeder, Merrill
Dianne Hesselbein, Middleton
Ellen Lindgren, Middleton
Annie Wacker, Milwaukee
Avon Perkins, Milwaukee
Candice Owley, Milwaukee
Christina Lamitina, Milwaukee
Christine Sinicki, Milwaukee
Cindy Kluge, Milwaukee
Gwen Moore, Milwaukee
Joan Prince, Milwaukee
JoCasta Zamarripa, Milwaukee
Julilly Kohler, Milwaukee
Kathleen Ortman Miller, Milwaukee
Kristine Martinsek, Milwaukee
Lena Taylor, Milwaukee
Marie Kohler, Milwaukee
Mary Pat Rose, Milwaukee
Milele Coggs, Milwaukee
Natalie Krawczyk, Milwaukee
Patricia Obletz, Milwaukee
Sheila Cochran, Milwaukee
Shirley Ellis, Milwaukee
Susan Trafton, Milwaukee
Vanessa Llanas, Milwaukee
Maureen May-Grimm, Mineral Point
Kris Wisnefske, Monroe
Meg (Margaret) Andreitsch, Mt Pleasant
Carol Mixdorf, New Glarus
Vicki Burke, Onalaska
Audrey Williams, Park Falls
Cindy Howley, Plymouth
Linda Thompson, Rice Lake
Leigh Welper, Richland Center
Florida Perry-Smith, River Hills
Julie Hirt, Sheboygan
Sue Hansen, Shell Lake
Mary Ellen Csuka, Shorewood
Mildred Coby, Shorewood
Julie Lassa, Stevens Point
Katrina Shankland, Stevens Point
Kathi Taylor, Suring
Teresa Vilmain, Verona
Erin Sievert, Waterloo
Christine Bremer Muggli, Wausau
Donna Seidel, Wausau
Sandy Pasch, Whitefish Bay
Bobbi Gronemus, Whitehall

Grassroots Event with President Obama at Henry Maier Festival Park (Summerfest Grounds) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Saturday, September 22, 2012

PRESIDENT OBAMA TO CAMPAIGN IN MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN
                                                
MADISON— Exactly one month before early voting begins in Wisconsin, President Obama will deliver remarks at a grassroots event in Milwaukee on Saturday, September 22.

In Milwaukee, President Obama will discuss the choice in this election between moving the country forward with his vision for continuing to create an economy that’s built to last, or going back to the same failed top-down economic policies that crashed our economy and punished the middle class.  The President will lay out what’s at stake for middle class families and his plan to continue to restore middle-class security by paying down our debt in a balanced way that ensures everyone pays their fair share and still invests in the things we need to create jobs and grow our economy over the long term, like education, energy, innovation, and infrastructure.  

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

Grassroots Event with President Obama in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Crowd Doors Open: 2:30 PM CDT

Where: 

Henry Maier Festival Park (Summerfest Grounds)
654 East Polk Street 
Milwaukee, WI 53202

Vice President Joe Biden And Dr. Jill Biden To Campaign In New Hampshire On Friday, September 21 and Saturday, September 22, 2012

VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN AND DR. JILL BIDEN TO CAMPAIGN IN NEW HAMPSHIRE

CHICAGO—Vice President Biden and Dr. Jill Biden will attend grassroots events in New Hampshire on Friday, September 21 and Saturday, September 22.  On Friday, Vice President Biden and Dr. Biden will attend grassroots events in Hanover and Concord.  They will then attend a grassroots event on Saturday in Merrimack. Also on Saturday, Vice President Biden will attend a Canvass Kick-Off Event at Teamsters Local 633 in Manchester.

In New Hampshire, Vice President Biden will discuss the choice in this election between two fundamentally different visions on how to create an economy built to last from the middle out, not the top down.  The Vice President will lay out what’s at stake for middle-class families in this election and the President’s plan to continue to restore middle-class security by paying down our debt in a balanced way that ensures everyone pays their fair share and still invests in the things we need to create jobs and grow our economy over the long term, like education, energy, innovation, and infrastructure.  

Also on Saturday, Dr. Jill Biden will attend a Manchester Women for Obama-Biden Canvass Kick-Off Event in Manchester, New Hampshire. At the Women for Obama-Biden grassroots event, Dr. Biden will encourage supporters to get involved in the campaign and help organize their communities between now and Election Day in November.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

Grassroots event with Vice President Biden and Dr. Jill Biden in Hanover, NH:

Event Start Time: 1:15 PM EDT Friday, September 21, 2012

Where:          

Dartmouth College
Cutter-Shabazz Lawn
32 North Main St
Hanover, NH 03755

Grassroots event with Vice President Biden and Dr. Jill Biden in Concord, NH:

Event Start Time: 5:20 PM EDT, Friday, September 21, 2012

Where:          

New Hampshire State House
107 North Main Street
Concord, NH 03301

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

Manchester Women for Obama-Biden Canvass Kick-Off event with Dr. Biden:

Estimated Event Time:  10:40 AM EDT, Saturday, September 22, 2012

Where:          

Obama for America- New Hampshire Field Office
228 Maple Street
Manchester, NH 03103

Grassroots event with Vice President Biden and Dr. Jill Biden in Merrimack, NH:

Event Start Time:  1:30 PM EDT, Saturday, September 22, 2012

Where:          

Merrimack Middle School
31 Madeline Bennett Lane
Merrimack, NH 03054

Grassroots Event with President Obama in Central Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Saturday, September 22, 2012

Grassroots Event with President Obama in Central Milwaukee, Wisconsin

MADISON— Exactly one month before early voting begins in Wisconsin, President Obama will deliver remarks at a grassroots event in Milwaukee on Saturday,

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

Grassroots Event with President Obama in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Crowd Doors Open: 2:30 PM CDT

Where: 

Henry Maier Festival Park (Summerfest Grounds)
654 East Polk Street 
Milwaukee, WI 53202

Ticket Distribution Information for Members of the Public:  Tickets are available for the President’s grassroots event in central Milwaukee, WI. The event is free and open to the public, but tickets are required for entrance. One ticket per person will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. To pick up your ticket, visit one of the following Organizing for America Office locations beginning on Wednesday, September 19 at 5:00 PM CDT:

Organizing for America – Milwaukee
2201 N MLK Drive
Milwaukee, WI 53212

Organizing for America – Milwaukee 
4417 W North Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53208

Organizing for America – Milwaukee
5160 W Forest Home Road
Milwaukee, WI 53219

Organizing for America – Waukesha
805 Clinton Street
Waukesha, WI 53186

Organizing for America – Racine
606 S 6th Street
Racine, WI 53403

Organizing for America – Madison
222 State Street
Madison, WI 53703

Organizing for America – Cedarburg
W62N281 Washington Avenue
Cedarburg, WI 53012

Organizing for America – Kenosha
3020 Roosevelt Road
Kenosha, WI 53142

PRESIDENT OBAMA TO CAMPAIGN IN MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN
                                                


In Milwaukee, President Obama will discuss the choice in this election between moving the country forward with his vision for continuing to create an economy that’s built to last, or going back to the same failed top-down economic policies that crashed our economy and punished the middle class.  The President will lay out what’s at stake for middle class families and his plan to continue to restore middle-class security by paying down our debt in a balanced way that ensures everyone pays their fair share and still invests in the things we need to create jobs and grow our economy over the long term, like education, energy, innovation, and infrastructure.  

Obama for America Releases New Television Ad: “Pay the Bills”

Obama for America Releases New Television Ad: “Pay the Bills”

CHICAGO – Obama for America released a new television advertisement today that highlights President Obama’s commitment to issues important to women and their families. The new ad – “Pay the Bills” – underscores the key differences between President Obama and Mitt Romney’s visions for America’s middle-class. 

“Pay the Bills” will air in Colorado, Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, Ohio, and Virginia.

Christie:
"I do the laundry. I pay the bills. I make sure my kids are fed and rested and healthy."

Voiceover:
"Moms like Christie would be stretched even more under Mitt Romney. To fund his tax cuts for millionaires Romney could take away middle class deductions for child care, home mortgages and college tuition."

Christie:
"Mitt Romney—he's so focused on big business and tax cuts for the wealthy. It seems like his answers to middle class America are just: 'Tough Luck.'"           

President Obama To Campaign In Woodbridge, Virginia On Friday, September 21, 2012

PRESIDENT OBAMA TO CAMPAIGN IN WOODBRIDGE, VIRGINIA

CHICAGO—President Obama will travel to Woodbridge, Virginia for a campaign event on Friday, September 21 at the G. Richard Pfitzner Stadium. 

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

Grassroots Event with President Obama in Woodbridge, Virginia

Estimated Event Time: 12:45 PM EDT

Where:          

G. Richard Pfitzner Stadium
7 County Complex Court
Woodbridge, VA 22192

Obama for America Releases New Television Ad: “Tires”

Obama for America Releases New Television Ad: “Tires”

CHICAGO -- When a flood of Chinese tires threatened 1,000 American jobs, President Obama stood up to China and protected the American worker. Mitt Romney attacked the President’s decision, calling it “bad for the nation and our workers.” Obama for America’s new television advertisement tells the story of the President taking action in the face of China’s unfair practices, while Mitt Romney continues to hypocritically ignore the fact that he thought it was a bad idea and make false attacks against the President’s record on China.

Earlier today, President Obama’s U.S. Trade Representative filed a new trade enforcement case against China – part of the Administration’s larger efforts to stand up for American workers, level the playing field for our manufactures and businesses, and hold China accountable. If Mitt Romney was serious about holding China accountable, he wouldn't have criticized the President's efforts to crackdown on China to protect American tire workers, wouldn't have maintained his investment in a Chinese company that relied on outsourced American jobs, even after he saw appalling working conditions firsthand, and he wouldn't have proposed a tax plan that could create hundreds of thousands of jobs overseas including in China.

Mitt Romney now says he’d be tough on China, but how can he take them on when he’s taking their side?

“Tires” will air on national cable.

Obama for America Announces Wisconsin Small Business Owners for Obama

Obama for America Announces Wisconsin Small Business Owners for Obama

 MADISON – Obama for America today launched Wisconsin Small Business Owners for Obama, a group of over 60 small business owners across Wisconsin that are standing up because they know that President Obama has the right plan to create an economy built to last for their small businesses and the middle class families that support them.

Small businesses across Wisconsin are the heart and soul of our local economy.  From the mom-and-pop storefront shops that anchor Main Street to the high-tech startups that keep America on the cutting edge, small businesses are the backbone of our economy and the cornerstones of our nation’s promise.

“I am proud to be a small business owner supporting President Obama,” said Cheryl Switzer, owner of Ladies Workout Express in Milwaukee, “From cutting taxes for small businesses to doubling tax deductions for start-up costs, President Obama is doing the right things to help small businesses and grow the economy. ”

Since 2008, President Obama has cut taxes for small businesses 18 times, increased access to credit for small businesses and worked to level the playing field for small businesses and large corporations, ensuring that everyone from Main Street to Wall Street plays by the same rules.

Wisconsin Small Business Owners for Obama will highlight the positive steps the President has taken to improve their local communities, while many small business owners will also express their deep concerns with the Romney-Ryan proposals.  “As a small business owner, I’m very concerned about our economy but the Romney-Ryan plan dismantles my core customer base – average middle class Wisconsin families,” explained Rick Bechen, owner of Workbench Tool Company Inc.  “Instead of providing certainty to me and my family, the Romney-Ryan plan provides no tax relief for small business hiring, doesn’t encourage small business investment and puts corporate interests above hard-working Wisconsin families.”

Small businesses are a major part of every Wisconsin community and President Obama understands how critical local businesses are for Wisconsin.  Wisconsin Small Business Owners for Obama events will underscore all the positives that President Obama has championed to encourage investment in small businesses, create job opportunities for Wisconsin and contrast the misguided Romney-Ryan plan to take us back to the same failed policies that created the economic crisis in the first place.

Wisconsin Small Business Owners for Obama

Bo Belanger, Ashland
Larry MacDonald, Bayfield
Mickey Judkins, Eau Claire
Mary and Rick Jurmain, Eau Claire
Dana Wachs, Eau Claire
Joel Mikelson, Eau Claire
Paul Linzmeyer, De Pere
Paul Willems, Appleton
Chris Spah, De Pere
Alex Galt, Green Bay
Tim Padesky, La Crosse
Jay Fernholz, Holmen
Rollin Pizzala, Kenosha
Keith Schmitz, Milwaukee
Bryce Clark, Milwaukee
Rozsa Keller, Milwaukee
Kari Cameron, Waukesha
Don Colber, Grafton
Barbara Aho, Milwaukee
Al and Sue Brkich, Wauwatosa
Miriam Oliensis-Torres, Milwaukee
Ari Domnitz, Milwaukee
Gee Smith, Milwaukee
Temacca McMurtry, Milwaukee
Cheryl Switzer, Milwaukee
Neal Plotkin, Milwaukee
Phyllis Brostoff, Milwaukee
JoAnne and Nick Anton, Milwaukee
Annette French, Milwaukee
Kyle Weatherly, Milwaukee
Azmi Alaeddin, Milwaukee
Cherry Welch-Perkins, Milwaukee
Tim Magee, Evansville
Deb Carey, New Glarus
Neil and Jessica Peters-Michaud, Madison
Lindsey Lee, Madison
Brewer Stouffer, Madison
Carmen Alcalde and Sue Hunter, Madison
Doug Seidl, Mt. Horeb
Robb Kahl, Madison
Margo Miller, Portage
Mark Pocan and Phil Frank, Madison
Kristi Genna, Madison
Darcy Haber, Madison
Vernee Harris, Madison
Teresa Pullara-Ouabel and Rachid Ouabel, Madison
Rick Bechen, Madison
Christopher Berge, Madison
Arlan Kay, Madison
Rebecca Ryan, Madison
Sachi Komai, Madison
Susan Chiaro, Madison
Richard Seiders, Verona
Brad Werntz, Madison
Tom and Sue Holmes, Baraboo
Greg Broome, Park Falls
Tom and Mary Kate Riordan, Mosinee
Christine Bremer Muggli, Wausau
Chad Fisher, Stevens Point
Jim Hill, Haugen
Guy Janssen, Stevens Point
Dennis Grefe, Merrill
Rob Norton, Merrill
Marty and Pat Reynolds, Ladysmith

Jill Biden Minnesota Campaign Event Photos–North Hennepin, The Depot, Macalester College, September 14, 2012