David Plouffe is out with an email to Organizing for America's massive list, calling on Obama supporters to "regroup, refocus, and re-engage on the vital work ahead." The focal point of his missive: to attend State of the Union "watch parties" organized by OFA members around the country.

Yeah, we probably should have seen this coming from a mile away. The Obama transition launched a series of house parties and community events to be held between now and the first of the year, focused on gathering together Americans interested in health care reform. And you know you, as it turns out, has a rather keen interest in the topic? Health care industry figures, from insurers like Aetna to drug companies like Pfizer and Merck...Al Giordano is one tough grader. Giordano, proprietor of The Field blog, gives the presidential transition team a big ol' F for its Open for Questions effort, dinging them for delivering "gimmickry, sloganeering, curt and almost snide 'responses'"...The liberal online organization MoveOn is often criticized for being a top-down effort that taps in to our collective desire to exert minimal effort and still stay politically engaged. But the group has put out a call to members to participate in a week-long agenda-setting process...and more.