In an attempt to win public support, Howard Dean's campaign is holding neighborhood meetings at the home Dean's supporters. These sessions are led by paid out-of-state coordinators trained by experts in community organizing with the purpose of creating intense personal commitment to a candidate among supporters. This type of campaign model draws on principles of labor organizing.
See "Dean Organizers Take Lesson From Labor", Adam Nagourney, The New York Times, December 4, 2003