Misadventures in Politics

New RNC Download: A Fundraising Web Browser Toolbar

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:08:19 -0400

New RNC Download: A Fundraising Web Browser Toolbar:

Cross-posted on e.politics

Here’s a clever idea — install a web browser toolbar sponsored by the Republican National Committee and you can raise money for the RNC “through normal online…

Daily Digest: OffTheBus Causes Traditional Media Sleepless Nights

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:08:06 -0400

Daily Digest: OffTheBus Causes Traditional Media Sleepless Nights:

The Web on the Candidates

At the bleeding edge of citizen journalism is OffTheBus, a project of the Huffington Post, and in this, the month of its one-year anniversary, OTB gets the New York…

Daily Digest: Novak Discovers They Let Anyone Read the Internets

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:54:04 -0400

Daily Digest: Novak Discovers They Let *Anyone* Read the Internets:

The Web on the Candidates

Ha, this is a great defense from the Prince of Darkness, a.k.a. Bob Novak, about how he was pretty much solely responsible for propagating the idea that John McCain…

Daily Digest: Netrooters Pick Priorities for Selves, POTUS

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:45:45 -0400

Daily Digest: Netrooters Pick Priorities for Selves, POTUS:

The Web on the Candidates

Attendees at Netroots Nation picked out a somewhat different set of priorities for themselves than they did for the next president, according to a straw poll from…

Daily Digest: The Evolutionary Tracks of the Left and Right

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:35:39 -0400

Daily Digest: The Evolutionary Tracks of the Left and Right:

The Web on the Candidates

Netroots Nation and RightOnline both drew to a close in Austin this weekend. And it’s looking a lot like the left’s netroots has made the leap from fish swimming…

Seeking Local Models for Twitter Coverage

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 19:49:24 -0400

Seeking Local Models for Twitter Coverage:

I’ve been thinking a little bit about the puzzle of meaningfully covering live political events, be they city council meetings, agency meetings, or legislative events.

I looked into this a few…

Does Bob Barr Twitter for Himself?

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 10:00:51 -0400

Does Bob Barr Twitter for Himself?: I’m sitting in the Austin airport waiting to board my Southwest flight to Houston and on home to BWI after a great conference at Netroots Nation. Who sits down two rows away but Libertarian…

You’ve Got a Friend in Barack Obama: Integrating Social Networking Tools into Political Campaigns

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 13:09:44 -0400

You’ve Got a Friend in Barack Obama: Integrating Social Networking Tools into Political Campaigns:

Cross-posted on e.politics

On the first day of Netroots Nation, Chris Hughes and friend-of-e.politics (and new Obama campaign employee) Judith Freeman led an overview of how the nominee-to-be’s…

Microtargeting Myth vs. Fact

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:59:31 -0400

Microtargeting Myth vs. Fact: There’s a lot of hype surrounding microtargeting — which is the process of targeting voters scientifically based on consumer and demographic data. This piece in Salon yesterday on “Obama’s super…

Daily Digest: The Bloggers at Night Are Big and Bright...

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:06:32 -0400

Daily Digest: The Bloggers at Night Are Big and Bright...:

The Web on the Candidates

The Heritage Foundation’s Rob Bluey laments that being a conservative at a tech/politics gatherings is “too often…quite lonely.” But this week, at least, Rob will…

Geeks Answer Kansas Candidate's Call for Backup

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:48:42 -0400

Geeks Answer Kansas Candidate's Call for Backup:

“It’s impossible,” says a naysayer to cartoon version of Sean Tevis, a Democratic candidate for state house in Kansas’s District 15. “Impossible?,” he responds. “This is the Internet!”…

Netroots Nation 2008, Live Video Here

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:16:11 -0400

Netroots Nation 2008, Live Video Here: I’m in Austin, Texas for the Netroots Nation conference today and tomorrow, and will try to do some live video interviews as I bump into people and post them here. I’m speaking tomorrow on a panel…

Obama and Politics 2.0: Documenting History in Real Time

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:04:34 -0400

Obama and Politics 2.0: Documenting History in Real Time:

(Originally posted at nancyscola.com.)

I’m taking a crack at liveblogging an event tonight [ed. — now last night] at NYU featuring Arun Chaudhary, director of video field production for…

Daily Digest: The Well-Oiled Campaign Machine

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:46:21 -0400

Daily Digest: The Well-Oiled Campaign Machine:

The Web on the Candidates

New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson and — sooprise, sooprise — Rep. Ron Paul came out on top in Slate’s veep picker. Paulites are still coming out for their man…

Daily Digest: "Who's Web Savvy Now?"

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:39:33 -0400

Daily Digest: "Who's Web Savvy Now?":

The Web on the Candidates

Celebrity gossip blogger Perez Hilton is not at all pleased with John McCain recently saying “I don’t believe in gay adoption,” and he’s letting his audience know….

Daily Digest: "Loud Anomaly" or Dem Base?

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:12:39 -0400

Daily Digest: "Loud Anomaly" or Dem Base?:

The Web on the Candidates

\ˈnet-ˌrüts: The Next Right’s Matt Moon steals some of the thunder of the clever portmanteau’s acceptance by Merriam-Webster by suggesting that the “netroots” is…

Collaborative (and Polite) Platform Crafting

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:41:02 -0400

Collaborative (and Polite) Platform Crafting:
I want to do take a longer look at something I briefly mentioned in today’s Daily Digest but which deserves more consideration — GOPPlatform2008.com. The Republican National Committee…

Daily Digest: And It Is Us...

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:05:11 -0400

Daily Digest: And It Is Us...:

The Web on the Candidates

Figuring out how to wrangle a 23,000+ member group might be a high-class problem to have, but it is indeed a problem. Jon Pincus, one of the organizers of the Get…

Twitter in a Teacup III: Could this be Progress?

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 23:45:35 -0400

Twitter in a Teacup III: Could this be Progress?: When I finally hit “publish” on Friday’s post, “Twitter in a Teacup Part Deux: The Speaker Has Spoken,” I figured I could safely head for the beach free from concern that anything exciting…

Networks of Voters

Sat, 12 Jul 2008 11:42:01 -0400

Networks of Voters:

[Cross-posted at The Network Thinker]

Karl Rove and I do not agree on much.

Yet, his op-ed in the Wall Street Journal does provide an opportunity for overlap.

Rove discusses Obama’s 2008…