Across the state today, Obama volunteers and fellows took every opportunity they could to reach out to voters and register new ones. Here in Denver there were numerous events celebrating the birth of our nation, and the campaign had a presence at many of them – spreading a message of patriotism by getting people actively involved in the democratic process.

An “Old-Fashioned July 4th Celebration” at Four Mile Historic Park was filled reenactments of important moments in the country’s history and talented actors portraying notable American figures.

Another Illinois politician and former president, Abraham Lincoln spent a little time talking to us.

It’s not too late to get involved this 4th of July weekend, find an event near you.

There are more pictures on our Flickr account.  If you have any great campaign related pictures from today, e-mail them to co@barackobama.com!

"My friends keep bugging me.  They're all supporting Barack.  We don't want war, we want regular people to be taken care of.  Single parents need help, the homeless need help...I could go on and on!"

In the search for new voters, this campaign leaves no stone unturned.  Every year, the Vans Warped Tour attracts thousands of people in almost every state in the country.  Warped Tour is a multi-stage concert with dozens of bands, and this year the Obama campaign is along for the ride.

Volunteers in every city on the tour show up early in the morning armed with registration forms and hundreds are collected every day.  This past Sunday, the traveling show came to the Mile High Stadium in Denver, CO.

Here's a video:


What's the most unusual place where you've registered voters?  Have a unique voter registration story?  Tell us in the comments!

The message of this campaign has always been about bringing people together. Now, as we start working on the general election, people across the country are holding Unite for Change events to spread the message of unity and bringing about change from the bottom up.

One of these events took place in Eagle County, where Peggy, a volunteer who had been actively involved in the February caucus, invited her neighbors over for brunch to help reach out to new supporters and help grow the movement for change.

After some conversation, blueberry pancakes and bacon, Peggy sat down with a group of neighbors, people from nearby counties, and even a couple out-of-state supporters to talk about what issues are important to them and how their involvement in the campaign and their community can change America.

Peggy shared her story:

I was like so many others, where you think ‘I go and I vote for president and I’m really just trying to decide who I don’t want more than who I want.’ And until this man, Barack Obama, came along, that’s what it was for me. I was very cynical; I didn’t think there was any hope for this country. And then I thought about my three grand children and I realized they’re going to have fewer opportunities in life -- for education, for living a good life, for work opportunities; unless I care about it and I get involved.

Many of the people who came to the meeting were new to politics or had not been involved for a number of years. Others had supported different candidates during the caucus, but all of them were excited to talk about the campaign and how they wanted to engage their communities and build our grassroots movement.

Later yesterday evening, another Unite for Change event took place in Evergreen, where Katherine invited people from the surrounding area to her house, where they talked about policy and what led them to get involved in Senator Obama’s campaign.

Here’s a video of the two events:

Across the country Democrats, Republicans and Independents are coming together to discuss what changes they would like to see in their community and their country. You can host one of these events or find one near you.

For more photos of these house parties and other events, check out our Flickr page!

What more needs to be said about yesterday's rally? One in fifty Oregonians crowded the lawn and surrounding streets of Waterfront Park. We've shown you pictures, news clippings and headlines, now we bring you our video of the afternoon's event. Enjoy:

Ballots are due in less than 33 hours and there are still lots of undecided voters out there. Help us out by calling your fellow Oregonians and letting them know that Obama is the best candidate to bring change to Washington, D.C.!

The big push is on!  Volunteers crowded into our Portland office and offices around the state to kick off the final weekend of canvassing before the Oregon Primary.

It's a beautiful day to canvass and we need your help, so stop by one of our local offices. The only way to win the Oregon Primary is by getting ballots turned in. Find out where you can turn them in using our lookup tool.

Many of our brothers and sisters from the United Food and Commercial Workers and Service Employees International Union were present. They understand that the best way to bring about change is by banding together and convincing those around you that the way things are, aren't the way things need to be.

Take action today. If you're in Oregon, you can stop by your nearest campaign office and grab a walk packet or two. And now matter where you are, you can make calls to voters in Oregon and help supporters find their Ballot Drop location today. It only takes a minute to get started, and the Oregon calling campaign runs until 9:00 PM Pacific Time.

• The deadline to mail in your ballot has passed.  If you need to know where to bring your ballot, use our lookup tool.
• Sign up for a canvass shift.  Now that your ballot is in, make sure everyone in your neighborhood has theirs in as well.
• If you're on a college campus, feel free to use our Yes We Van! service.  This shuttle will take you from campus to your ballot drop location.
• Check out my.barackobama.com.  There are always events going on in your community, organized by your neighbors, and many this weekend have to do with ballot collection.

Few people in this country have more campaign experience than Max Kennedy.  He was just three years old when his father, Robert Kennedy, ran for President.  Yesterday at Portland State University he joined actor Dulé Hill, best known for playing the role of Charles Young on this blogger's favorite show, The West Wing.

An overflow crowd of students and others gathered in the Smith Memorial Student Union to hear Dulé and Max say why they support Senator Obama for President.  Here's a video:



Max Kennedy knows what it takes to win an election.  There are now less than six days to turn in your ballots for Barack Obama and to get your neighbors and friends to do the same.  Sign up for a canvassing shift today you'll be able to say you helped change this county.

This past weekend Senator Obama wrapped up his trip through Oregon in Bend.  The residents were more than excited to see a leading Presidential candidate in their area for the first time in twenty years.  Even more exciting is the chance for Oregon to make history next week.  With enough hard work over the next seven days, Oregon can put Senator Obama over the finish line and give him enough delegates to clinch the pledged delegate majority!

In attendance at the town hall were Larry, Wayne, David, and Jim, all from Central Oregon.  They stopped by our office in Bend after the event and discussed why they feel Senator Obama is the candidate to bring real change to Washington D.C.

From everyone here at Oregon HQ, Happy Mothers Day!

Today throughout the state, Oregon for Obama hosted "Mommas for Obama" canvasses. Here in Portland, Obama’s Mommas and their families were treated to canvass kick off speeches by former Oregon Governor Barbara Roberts and former Mississippi Governor Ray Mabus.  Volunteers, organizers, and their families all came out on this holiday to continue to spread Barack’s message of change and unity, by pounding the pavement and going door to door in their communities.

Here's a video of the Governors addressing the crowd at our Portland office.

Next weekend starts our last big Get Out the Vote push.  This primary could be decided right here in Oregon, so sign up here to help your friends and neighbors push Senator Obama over the top and change Washington D.C.!

Earlier today we brought you some great photos from last night's rally at the University of Oregon in Eugene.  Over 8,000 people came out on a gorgeous night to hear Senator Obama's plan to change our country. 

Senator Obama highlighted the differences between his plans for the future and Senator McCain's.  Here's a video:

What better time to roll out a couple more endorsements than as we welcome Senator Obama back to the Beaver State! 

WASHINGTON (AP) - The movement of Democratic superdelegates to presidential hopeful Barack Obama gained steam Friday, with endorsements expected from two more congressmen.

Obama spokesman Dan Pfeiffer said the Illinois senator plans to receive the endorsement of Rep. Peter DeFazio of Oregon an event Friday in his homestate. Oregon holds it's primary on May 20.

While polling in the Oregon has been sparse, Obama is believed to hold a significant advantage over New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton. With DeFazio, he will have the endorsement of three of the state's four Democratic House members. Reps. Earl Blumenauer and David Wu earlier endorsed Obama, while Gov. Ted Kulongoski and Rep. Darlene Hooley have endorsed Clinton.

In New Jersey, Donald Payne—a black congressman who had been backing Clinton for the nomination—is switching his support to Obama, Pfeiffer confirmed.

Clinton won the New Jersey primary on Feb. 5.

"After careful consideration, I have reached the conclusion that Barack Obama can best bring about the change that our country so desperately wants and needs," Payne told The Star-Ledger in Newark, N.J. It was "one of the most difficult decisions I have made," Payne said. "I've really been mulling it over for quite a while."

Obama's endorsements from superdelegates has picked sharply since Tuesday, when he soundly defeated Clinton in North Carolina's primary and held her to a narrow victory in Indiana.

Encourage any undecided friends and family members to attend one of our events today or tomorrow!  Details are on our Oregon homepage.

With a commanding victory in North Carolina and a very very very close contest in Indiana, our supporters in both of those states as well as all Americans who want to put an end to the divisive politics of the the past should be proud.

Our work is not done, Oregon!  There are doors to knock and minds to inspire.  Tonight gives you a strong argument for why Senator Obama is the best candidate in this race. The talking heads said Barack Obama would get crushed in Indiana because of an alleged problem with working class voters. But the reality is that Obama erased Clinton’s big lead in Indiana precisely by connecting with working people. They know that his plans for a middle class tax cut and affordable universal health care are what is going to help them most and they were not fooled by the McCain-Clinton gas tax “holiday” gimmick.

Here are the best ways to help:

• If you haven't voted, vote!  Find your ballot drop location.
• Become an Oregon Community Organizer. These organizers are the backbone of our campaign.
• Host a volunteer.  We have great volunteers who make the drive or flight to Oregon from other states and they need a place to sleep.

If we put our nose to the grindstone these next 2 weeks, we'll make history here in Oregon.

In case anyone missed it, here's Senator Obama's victory speech from Raleigh, NC tonight.

They're the folks who make shoe leather stocks rise every four years.  Knuckles tender from knocking and voices raspy from the repeated pitch, they are the true leaders of this campaign.  They are our Oregon Community Organizers.

Their mission is to build a team of their neighbors to maximize the vote for Senator Obama in their community.  It is only with the dedication and perseverance of our volunteer leaders that this campaign has the strength it has.  Now that ballots are beginning to arrive in the mail, it is more important than ever that we speak to people where they are and tell them why we believe Senator Obama is the best candidate to bring real change to Washington.

Eve is one of our Oregon Community Organizers in Portland.  As often as they can, her and her family hit the streets and bring new supporters into the fold.  We followed Eve around yesterday as she made her rounds.



Becoming an Oregon Community Organizer is easy, and it's only through their hard work that this campaign will win the Oregon Primary and give this movement a head start for the fall.  Sign up today!

Health care is a major issue, our economy is in trouble, we have a housing collapse, global warming...I believe the reason these have not been solved is because it will take a bipartisan effort...I think that Barack Obama is the best person to bring people together and get moving again."

Here's Saleem on how he got started and his theory on volunteer recruitment:

With two days to go, volunteers like Saleem are the ones that are helping us Get Out the Vote!  Sign up for a volunteer shift, and if you don't know where your polling place is, find it using our lookup tool.

For me, Obama touches something deep inside, a sense of hope and possibility that has been dormant for a long, long time. I don't believe that there's any such thing as false hope, and furthermore I know that it is an act of raw courage to be hopeful in the face of the forces against it.

We sat down with Doug last week and let him tell his story.

Polls open in just over a week.  Take a stand and get involved with us to push us towards victory here in Pennsylvania!

You can find detailed explanations of all of Senator Obama's policies here.

Once you've read about how Barack stands on the issues, sign up for a GOTV shift and help spread Senator Obama's message across Pennsylvania!