The grass-roots campaign is being run by the Democratic National Committe and is using the 13 million-strong email list accumulated during Obama's presidential campaign to flood members of Congress with phone calls asking for their support for the $3.55 trillion budget proposal. 

David Plouffe, Obama's campaign manager and now advisor to Organizing for America (OFA), the group in charge of the 13 million email list, sent out a call-to-action email to the mailing list, saying that they will be asking supporters to perform similar tasks that were asked during the campaign: to organize neighborhood canvassing operations this weekend and to participate in organized efforts, using the same voter lists that were used during the presidential campaign, to go door-to-door seeking support for hte Obama agenda.

While the President's office is using the same old online campaign tools to engage supporters and build a movement of support for his budget agenda, the DNC and OFA has launched an online tool that allows constituents to enter their address to locate their congressional representatives' contact information so they can call the lawmakers' offices to voice approval of the proposal. The new online tool launched today marks the first time the OFA e-mail database has been used to urge direct contact with Congress in support of legislation.

Obama introduced Organizing for America via YouTube in January, saying that the group "will build on the movement you started during the campaign.  That's why I am asking people like you who fought for change during the campaign to continue fighting for change in your communities."

The typical tidal wave of support familiar with President Obama's grass-roots efforts of the past has not been seen yet. ( See techPresident's TubeMogel Chart: Testing Support for Obama)

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