Obama supporters looking for hope

Even as President Obama tries to rekindle hopes for his presidency, many of his once-ardent supporters in the San Fernando Valley are nagged with doubts and disillusionment over perceived shortcomings and failures.Tony Castro in the Daily News.

Officials of his Valley campaign, which made tens of thousands of get-out-the vote phone calls to states that swung the 2008 election, say they have seen a significant fall-off in enthusiasm and activism among supporters, a lot of it stemming from failure to pass universal health care legislation.

"People are not giving up on Obama - most still feel great affection for him... but there's a level of disappointment," said Peter Rothenberg, the Northridge-based head of the 2008 Valley for Obama effort, who is still active in the support group that has become the president's political arm.