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Obama Shifts DNC Power to Chicago

Posted Jun 13, 08 11:01 CDT in Politics 

(Newser) – The Democratic National Committee is moving its field operations to Chicago as part of Barack Obama's strategy to centralize the party and streamline efforts for the general election. The move has been welcomed publicly by the DNC, even though it clearly shifts power from Washington to Obama's unassuming headquarters in the Windy City, Politico notes. Chicago hasn't had such national political focus since the 1968 convention.

"Pulling people into the same city is a good idea" and can provide a boost of 2 to 3 percentage points, says an Obama adviser. But some worry that the move signals an increased focus on the presidential race, to the detriment of state and local campaigns. Still, it's hard to argue with the Obama camp's deep pockets.

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In this April 20, 2008 file photo, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. shares a moment with Caroline Kennedy before addressing supporters at a rally in Scranton, Pa.   (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)
Barack Obama is keeping Howard Dean as the chairman of the Democratic National Committee, while bringing in one of his top strategists to oversee the party's operations.   (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
"We're looking at every way possible that we can most efficiently run this campaign," says an Obama spokesman of moving the DNC to Chicago.   (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama D-Ill., speaks at a town hall meeting at Kaukauna High School in Kaukauna, Wis., Thursday, June 12, 2008.   (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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