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Are you registered to vote? Is everyone you know registered? New voters could decide the '08 election, but in most states there are just over two weeks left to register. What can you do? In this panel we're focusing on the change-makers.

Determined not to repeat the flawed campaigns of John Kerry and Al Gore, Barack Obama has built a different kind of political machine. One that seems to place a premium on good old fashioned organizing--knocking on doors and making phone calls.

Obama’s victory in the Iowa caucus was a watershed moment in American politics. It marked a generational shift and surprised many who didn't think young people really cared about politics. Though Republicans have done their best to belittle community organizing in recent weeks, there is no doubt that the Obama campaign has brought something new to the political scene. So how have they done it?

Here to talk about their work with the Obama campaign and why they've gotten involved are Tate Hausman an Ohio Golden Week Organizer for Obama, Julissa Reynosa a volunteer for Obama, Benn Kireker a Field Organizer during the primaries, and Ebonie Johnson Cooper a deputy field organizer for Obama in Philadelphia. We are also joined on the phone by Robert Biko Baker, Executive Director of the League of Young Voters.