Sun Tzu, a Chinese General and Author in 500 BC said,
“Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories.”
There is great wisdom in these words, for few people spend an adequate amount of time getting to know themselves and by design, few get to know their enemies. Many battles are lost on this front rather than on the proverbial battlefield.
Here is the type of organization the "other side" is mounting:
https://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/gpg2rl
If you scroll to the bottom of the page and look under "ISSUES" you will note that
THEIR issues mirror out own, yet polar opposites of where we stand.
You will also note that this site is paid for by the Barack Obama Campaign, "Organizing For Action" (formerly Obama For America). They are a well oiled and very well funded machine. However, if you look for Obama's "Action" website, you will not find it under the URL you would expect. In an LA Times article below, you will discover the reason AND the brilliant strategy enlisted by a very opportunistic 40-year old computer technician. Now THIS is strategy!
http://articles.latimes.com/2013/jan/29/news/la-pn-organizing-for-action-website-nra-20130129
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