For a terrifically detailed look at contemporary online campaigning, be sure to check out the new publication put together by ClickZ’s intrepid political advertising reporter Kate Kaye — Digital Political Campaigning 101 (hmm, wonder...
One quick point before I hop a plane back to DC — as you’re absorbing the media and the punditry’s attempts to Understand The Meaning of Tuesday’s primary losses by Arlen Spector in Pennsylvania and Trey Grayson in Kentucky...
On a day when the American political world is focused on a handful of “insurgent” (outsider) campaigns challenging incumbent or establishment senatorial candidates in Pennsylvania, Arkansas and Kentucky, Jose Antonio Vargas asks in The...
Also published on The Huffington Post Back in the day, a “sit-in” meant just that — taking over a physical space with physical bodies to make a political point. But the visibility of social media means that sit-ins aren’t...
Hey kids, this post comes to you from an Undisclosed Location somewhere in the Eurasian landmass (hint: the locals speak an Indo-European language, except when they don’t), where I’m currently ensconsed in a hotel bar enjoying among the...
The online version of an irrestistible force versus an immovable object? Lefty internet activism powerhouse MoveOn.org is now taking on Facebook, specifically over the social networking site’s new features that expose even more personal...
Hmmm, this one doesn’t hold up so well in retrospect…wishful thinking in action. Also published on The Huffington Post According to some of our Republican colleagues, the Democrats’ electoral fate is already settled in 2010, and it...
For more, see this take on the fundamental insincerity of YouCut Just got a call from a reporter looking for context on the latest pay-attention-to-me trick from House Republicans, announced today by Eric Cantor — they’re now going to...
Here’s an event that challenges one assumption that underlies a lot of what you’ve read on e.politics: Paper-free Politics: How the Internet Replaced Traditional Outreach in the TX Governor’s Race In the early primary campaign...
If you’re still in the planning stage for the 2010 elections, be sure to check out two new publications from Winning Campaigns. First, take a look at their magazine’s 2010 Political Technology issue, which features articles on...