Mary Jane Stevenson

California State Director, Organizing for America

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California State Director with Organizing for America

Mary Jane Stevenson on KCRW

The big story of the 2008 presidential campaign was the massive, grassroots army of some 13 million volunteers that Barack Obama recruited with the promise of change.

Can Obama Woo Back the Grassroots?

The big story of the 2008 presidential campaign was the massive, grassroots army of some 13 million volunteers that Barack Obama recruited with the promise of change.

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