SU College Democrats Shift Focus to Maffei

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The College Democrats at Syracuse University consider the state of New York won for Barack Obama. Instead of campaigning for Obama, the College Democrats are spending more time and resources on the local congressional election. 

"We focus more on getting Democrats elected to congressional seats," Kathryn Guess told the Daily Orange.

Dan Maffei, the Democratic candidate for congress in the 25 District of New York, is well ahead of his opponent Dale Sweetland (R) in terms of fundraising and spending.

The College Democrats have handed over control of the Obama campaign at SU to the Students For Barack Obama, a group that is much more visible on campus, despite not being officially recognized by the University. 

Sarah Brainard, deputy director of the SFBO at SU, told the Daily Orange there was not much collaboration, or cooperation, between the two groups.  

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