On Thursday, November 20th, at over 1,000 gatherings nationwide, MoveOn members will celebrate Obama’s historic victory and launch a new campaign to help him make real change in Washington.

There is MoveOn.org web page to find a gathering.

The idea seems to be to start a petition drive to support various of Obama’s initiatives.  The petitioner signature collectors will gather pictures of signers to show the world the diversity of the people continuing to support Obama.

I decided that such an effort is not really my cup of tea.  I have been trying to imagine an effort that would help Obama overcome opposition to the initiatives that he is going to take.

The book Obama’s Challenge: America’s Economic Crisis and the Power of a Transformative Presidency by Robert Kuttner suggests that one of the things that a leader like Obama must do is to educate the people on the wisdom of taking the steps that he proposes.  I have started to imiagine an effort where, we the citizens, help Obama in this education endeavor.

I can picture local gatherings addressed by people who can explain the thinking behind the initiative of the moment.  Perhaps it can be gatherings in peoples’ homes to watch a webcast on the topic and then have discussions about it.  This might be something that Obama is planning to do using his transition web site after the transition is over.

I even sent the above suggestion to Obama using his suggestion web page.