Obama Set for a Campaign Blitz for his Stimulus Package

Peter Nicholas of the Los Angeles Times reports: "President-elect Barack Obama is preparing to lead a full-scale marketing blitz to pass the massive new stimulus package that he says is needed to revive the slumping economy and put the nation on the course he laid out during his campaign... after he is sworn in, he will use the bully pulpit to make the case for passage of a stimulus package of up to $775 billion, an aide said." Obama and other members of his administration plan a full scale effort across the nation to "make clear to people why we need to do what we're doing, why it's the size it is, what the individual component parts are, and why they are an important part of the equation in terms of short-term recovery." Obama intends to use his strong network of grass root supporters to involve "the American people... in this discussion." The GOP will try to hinder Obama's efforts but the President-elect "doesn't want to see his first legislative initiative bog down in partisan infighting. So he will quickly strive to shape public opinion, casting the substantial stimulus package as crucial to the nation's recovery." Speaking for the incoming Obama Administration (David) "Axelrod said that the slumping economy and other domestic concerns were "front and center because it's what the American people are living with every day."