Though he was against it before he was for it, Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez has now embraced Twitter with glee and vigor, rising to become the most-followed person in his country within days. Of course, Twitter’s a natural choice for a public...
Also published on The Huffington Post At dinner the other night, a friend and I ended up talking about ways to drag one of the more hierarchical and hidebound segments of the Progressive Movement (a.k.a. The Great Leftist Conspiracy) into the modern...
The latest from new e.pol contributor Henri Makembe, who brings us a great perspective on internet politics from Isaac Salazar, a bona fide online political pro. Also see Henri’s well-received piece on the Martha Coakley campaign and his more...
Here’s an observation from Joe Trippi and Rod Martin’s lunchtime POLC conversation yesterday — yes, the long American election seasons have some drawbacks, but they do give campaigns a chance to build support incrementally over...
On the eve of the Politics Online Conference, and after some time thinking about the broader political and media landscape over the last few days, let’s ask a big question — what’s next? I.e., what’s the next major...
A lot of things have been looking up in the e.politics world lately — interesting day job and fascinating trips abroad, for a start — but there has been one dark cloud in the bunker in recent weeks. You see, the site has lost a family...
Check out the following guest article for a view of the Brown/Coakley race different from what is rapidly becoming conventional wisdom in the online politics world. My friend (and Blue State Digital staffer) Henri Makembe was on the scene, and while...
Republican Scott Brown didn’t have much when he started running for Ted Kennedy’s Senate seat, but he did have himself and the internet: The fundamental dynamic of the race fell in place months ago, when Brown set off in a pickup truck...
Also published on The Huffington Post and techPresident Are Democrats doomed in 2010, with an energized Republican Party capitalizing on a backlash against a young president’s ambitious agenda to seize control of Congress a la 1994? Not likely...
Here’s a sign that the Tea Party movement intends to be a force in politics for years to come — some of its leaders are trying to build the foundation of a powerful online fundraising and organizing presence. Some hints about what...