Politics / Barack Obama Who Obama Will Really Be Talking To Tomorrow GOP only one of many audience he'll have to convince at summit By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff Posted Feb 24, 2010 11:39 AM CST Copied President Barack Obama listens during his meeting with members of the National Governors Association, Monday, Feb. 22, 2010, in the State Dinning Room of the White House. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) Barack Obama will technically be speaking with congressional leaders at tomorrow’s much-hyped health care summit, but in reality, he’s going to be pitching his message to a variety of audiences far beyond the Blair House. Ben Smith of Politico breaks down his targets: House Democrats: Nancy Pelosi’s been warning that she’s not sure she has the votes to pass the Senate’s version of the bill. Obama’s hoping to convince the rank and file that this is their best hope, and that it’s better than nothing. story continues belowRob Gronkowski Chooses These Shoes As His FavoriteShoes Much More Comfortable Than Traditional Dress Shoes. Italian Leather and Running Shoe Technology Providing First Class Comfort All Day Long.Wolf & ShepherdLearn MoreUndoHow To Wear Cowboy Boots and Jeans for MenAriat Learn MoreUndoAverage IQ is 100. What's Yours? Answer 20 multiple choice questions to find out.Avg IQ is 100. Find our your score in less than 10 minutes! Taken by over 1M users so far. 76,162 users tested today.Free IQ TestClick HereUndo Senate Democrats: Obama will try to convince those facing re-election that they can cast the tough vote and not face backlash. The public: This is Obama’s big chance to make health care his own. If he can make it more popular, it’ll help House lawmakers vote for it. The media: The Washington press corps loves bipartisanship, so this meeting should win them over. Republicans: They’re “last and least among Obama’s audiences,” in Smith’s estimation. He has little hope of turning them, but he can at least say he listened. (More Barack Obama stories.) Report an error