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Political bloggers gaining more clout -- but it's no way to make a living
NETROOTS NATION
By Omar L. Gallaga, Lilly Rockwell
AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF
Thursday, July 17, 2008
http://tinyurl.com/5r4u35
The Burnt Orange Report, an Austin-based political blog site, distinguished itself this year with its coverage of the Texas presidential primary, in addition to its usual reporting on state and local races.
It has earned a reputation for political analysis with a liberal bent. The site gets from 60,000 to 100,000 page views a day. ...
But like most political blog sites, it has struggled to make money. Thanks to a recent switch in advertising providers, the site hopes to have enough revenue within a year to hire its first paid writer.
In recent years, blogs have moved from the periphery to the center of online political coverage and commentary. An online army of activists and amateur pundits has become part of the 24-hour news cycle. ...
Political blogs might wield influence, but they are still trying to find their footing, experts say, and struggling to bring in enough revenue to support paid staffers as they compete against traditional media for political news and analysis.
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complete copyrighted story at
http://tinyurl.com/5r4u35
NETROOTS NATION
By Omar L. Gallaga, Lilly Rockwell
AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF
Thursday, July 17, 2008
http://tinyurl.com/5r4u35
The Burnt Orange Report, an Austin-based political blog site, distinguished itself this year with its coverage of the Texas presidential primary, in addition to its usual reporting on state and local races.
It has earned a reputation for political analysis with a liberal bent. The site gets from 60,000 to 100,000 page views a day. ...
But like most political blog sites, it has struggled to make money. Thanks to a recent switch in advertising providers, the site hopes to have enough revenue within a year to hire its first paid writer.
In recent years, blogs have moved from the periphery to the center of online political coverage and commentary. An online army of activists and amateur pundits has become part of the 24-hour news cycle. ...
Political blogs might wield influence, but they are still trying to find their footing, experts say, and struggling to bring in enough revenue to support paid staffers as they compete against traditional media for political news and analysis.
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complete copyrighted story at
http://tinyurl.com/5r4u35
Hillary Donors Gave Obama $1.8 Million in June
By Sarah Cohen and Matthew Mosk
Washington Post blog
Posted at 6:50 PM ET on Jul 21, 2008
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/07/21/hillary_donors_give_obama_18_m.html
or
http://tinyurl.com/6mv375
Sen. Barack Obama has posted his first campaign report since the end of the contentious Democratic primary battle, and political reporters and bloggers are already trying to ferret out whether donors to Sen. Hillary Clinton have been helping her formal rival, now the party's presumptive nominee.
The Post has now conducted its own analysis of how Clinton supporters directed their money in June. More than 2,200 Clinton donors became first-time Obama donors, giving him $1.8 million of the $52 million he raised last month. Of those, 355 contributed at least $2,000, for a total of $1 million.
By Sarah Cohen and Matthew Mosk
Washington Post blog
Posted at 6:50 PM ET on Jul 21, 2008
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/07/21/hillary_donors_give_obama_18_m.html
or
http://tinyurl.com/6mv375
Sen. Barack Obama has posted his first campaign report since the end of the contentious Democratic primary battle, and political reporters and bloggers are already trying to ferret out whether donors to Sen. Hillary Clinton have been helping her formal rival, now the party's presumptive nominee.
The Post has now conducted its own analysis of how Clinton supporters directed their money in June. More than 2,200 Clinton donors became first-time Obama donors, giving him $1.8 million of the $52 million he raised last month. Of those, 355 contributed at least $2,000, for a total of $1 million.
I have completed building the website for the Dracut Democratic Town Committee,and would like everyone in the world to click on it so that it will start coming up in google searches.I am new at sitebuilding but it came out O.k. and the committee seems to like it.Please find the time to check it out,the address is www.dracutdems.com.Thank You Much,Bye...
C-SPAN: Netroots Nation keynote, Howard Dean, 7-17-08 7:30 pm CDT
5:30 pm PDT, 6:30 pm MDT, 7:30 pm CDT, 8:30 pm EDT
Opening Keynote: Gov. Howard Dean
http://www.netrootsnation.org/node/889
Thursday, July 17th 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM [CDT]
Keynote, Exhibit Hall 4
Time: Thursday, July 17th, 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Room: Exhibit Hall 4
Gov. Howard Dean will kick off Netroots Nation 2008 with an evening keynote.
Joe Biden.
Biden beat Edwards in the finals by a vote of 5-4.
Biden seems to be the one that is doing the best among people. He won this tournament, He was named the most Likely to be VP by Chris Mathews this week, he finished a close second to Clark in the CQ VP Madness and is the front runner in the MSNBC Veepstakes.
although I voted for Edwards I think he would help the ticket. He brings Foreign Policy experience, which people think Obama is Lacking. he helps bring liberals and Moderates together.
I think geographically he helps in Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin and Colorado.
Biden is a very good choice.
Biden beat Edwards in the finals by a vote of 5-4.
Biden seems to be the one that is doing the best among people. He won this tournament, He was named the most Likely to be VP by Chris Mathews this week, he finished a close second to Clark in the CQ VP Madness and is the front runner in the MSNBC Veepstakes.
although I voted for Edwards I think he would help the ticket. He brings Foreign Policy experience, which people think Obama is Lacking. he helps bring liberals and Moderates together.
I think geographically he helps in Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin and Colorado.
Biden is a very good choice.
This is the Final round of my Obama VP tournament. please vote by leaving the name of your pick. Here are the results of the last round:
Match 1
Edwards 3
Graham 0
Match 2
Biden 3
Daschel 0
Richardson 0
So the finals Match up is:
1. Edwards
2. Biden
Please vote by leaving a comment with your pick. Voting ends and I will announce the results at aprox. 7 PM PST, 10 PM EST
Match 1
Edwards 3
Graham 0
Match 2
Biden 3
Daschel 0
Richardson 0
So the finals Match up is:
1. Edwards
2. Biden
Please vote by leaving a comment with your pick. Voting ends and I will announce the results at aprox. 7 PM PST, 10 PM EST
This is the 2ed round of my Obama VP tournament. if you read this please vote by leaving a comment with your picks. only 5 votes have been casted so far. Here are the results of the bye-round and the tie breaker:
Bye Match 1
Edwards 1
Fiengold 0
Bye Match 2
Biden 2
Clark 1
Tie Breaker
Daschel 1
Richardson 1
Here is the second round. once again, please vote by leaving a comment with your picks. Voting will end 30 min. from when this is posted.
Semi Finals Match 1
1.John Edwards
4.Bob Graham
Semi Finals Match 2 (three way race)
2.Joe Biden
3.Tom Daschel
10.Bill Richardson
Bye Match 1
Edwards 1
Fiengold 0
Bye Match 2
Biden 2
Clark 1
Tie Breaker
Daschel 1
Richardson 1
Here is the second round. once again, please vote by leaving a comment with your picks. Voting will end 30 min. from when this is posted.
Semi Finals Match 1
1.John Edwards
4.Bob Graham
Semi Finals Match 2 (three way race)
2.Joe Biden
3.Tom Daschel
10.Bill Richardson
I only got 3 votes in the first round and I hope I will get more in the next few. Here were the results of the first round:
Nunn 1
Fiengold 2
Graham 2
Haggle 0
Daschel 1
Richardson 1
Sabillius 0
Clark 2
so here is my bye round and the tie breaker. Please vote by leaving the names or Ranks of your picks in a comment.Voting will end one half hour from when this is posted
Bye Match 1
1.John Edwards
7.Russ Fiengold
Bye round 2
2.Joe Biden
8.Wes Clark
Tie Breaker
3.Tom Daschel
10.Bill Richardson
Nunn 1
Fiengold 2
Graham 2
Haggle 0
Daschel 1
Richardson 1
Sabillius 0
Clark 2
so here is my bye round and the tie breaker. Please vote by leaving the names or Ranks of your picks in a comment.Voting will end one half hour from when this is posted
Bye Match 1
1.John Edwards
7.Russ Fiengold
Bye round 2
2.Joe Biden
8.Wes Clark
Tie Breaker
3.Tom Daschel
10.Bill Richardson
In my last post I announced the 10 people who I feel are able to be VP. I am Confident it will be one of those 10 people. well, Inspired by CQ and MSNBC I am having a tournament over the next few hours. Because there are 10 names two will have byes in the first round (#1 John Edwards and #2 Joe Biden)
Please vote by leaving the names of your picks in a comment on this post.
Here are my first round Mach ups:
Match up 1
6.Sam Nunn
7.Russ Fiengold
Match up 2
4.Bob Graham
9.Chuck Haggle
Match Up 3
3.Tom Daschel
10.Bill Richardson
Matchup 4
5.Kathleen Sabillius
8.Wes Clark
Please vote by leaving the names of your picks in a comment on this post.
Here are my first round Mach ups:
Match up 1
6.Sam Nunn
7.Russ Fiengold
Match up 2
4.Bob Graham
9.Chuck Haggle
Match Up 3
3.Tom Daschel
10.Bill Richardson
Matchup 4
5.Kathleen Sabillius
8.Wes Clark
Dean to lead national voter registration effort [schedule]
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Democratic National Committee
DNC Press Office
Press Release
For Immediate Release
DEAN TO LEAD NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION EFFORT
Register for Change Bus Tour to Kick-off in Texas, Mississippi and Louisiana This Week
Washington, DC - Governor Howard Dean will lead a national grassroots voter registration effort. The cross country bus tour, "Register for Change," will build on the overwhelming enthusiasm and voter turnout seen during the primaries as Democrats mobilize and organize voters for the fall election.
The tour kicks-off with events in Crawford and Austin, TX on Thursday, July 17th. Dean will also deliver the Opening Keynote Speech at Netroots Nation 2008 in Austin, TX. On Friday, July 18th and Saturday, July 19th the tour will continue with events in Hattiesburg, and Jackson, Mississippi, and New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Louisiana. All listed times are local.
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Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Democratic National Committee
DNC Press Office
Press Release
For Immediate Release
DEAN TO LEAD NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION EFFORT
Register for Change Bus Tour to Kick-off in Texas, Mississippi and Louisiana This Week
Washington, DC - Governor Howard Dean will lead a national grassroots voter registration effort. The cross country bus tour, "Register for Change," will build on the overwhelming enthusiasm and voter turnout seen during the primaries as Democrats mobilize and organize voters for the fall election.
The tour kicks-off with events in Crawford and Austin, TX on Thursday, July 17th. Dean will also deliver the Opening Keynote Speech at Netroots Nation 2008 in Austin, TX. On Friday, July 18th and Saturday, July 19th the tour will continue with events in Hattiesburg, and Jackson, Mississippi, and New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Louisiana. All listed times are local.
Read More »
Rice reports more than $450K from 2nd Quarter
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Press Release: Monday, July 14, 2008
Andrew Rice for US Senate, Inc.
U.S. Senate candidate Andrew Rice announced his best fundraising quarter to date, raising $451,783.18 from April 1 to June 30.
"We continued to receive great support from Oklahomans across the state during the second quarter," Rice said. "We are thrilled to be having this sort of fundraising success, but we know we will need more throughout the campaign to challenge an incumbent who has the support of Washington special interests."
Rice said he was proud that 94 percent of his total campaign donations have come from individuals.
"Our average donation in the second quarter was about $129 per donor," Rice said. "We are getting a lot of grassroots support, and I believe that is the surest way to victory in Oklahoma."
For his entire campaign, Rice has raised $1,423,115.74, and he now has $748,190.65 cash on hand. Just over 60 percent of his donations have come from Oklahomans.
"We are in a great position to be competitive come November," Rice said.
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Paid for and Authorized by Andrew Rice for US Senate, Inc.
http://www.andrewforoklahoma.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Press Release: Monday, July 14, 2008
Andrew Rice for US Senate, Inc.
U.S. Senate candidate Andrew Rice announced his best fundraising quarter to date, raising $451,783.18 from April 1 to June 30.
"We continued to receive great support from Oklahomans across the state during the second quarter," Rice said. "We are thrilled to be having this sort of fundraising success, but we know we will need more throughout the campaign to challenge an incumbent who has the support of Washington special interests."
Rice said he was proud that 94 percent of his total campaign donations have come from individuals.
"Our average donation in the second quarter was about $129 per donor," Rice said. "We are getting a lot of grassroots support, and I believe that is the surest way to victory in Oklahoma."
For his entire campaign, Rice has raised $1,423,115.74, and he now has $748,190.65 cash on hand. Just over 60 percent of his donations have come from Oklahomans.
"We are in a great position to be competitive come November," Rice said.
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Paid for and Authorized by Andrew Rice for US Senate, Inc.
http://www.andrewforoklahoma.com
Obama campaign reaches out to Tulsa Hispanics
By William R. Wynn
La Semana del Sur.
Sunday, 13 Jul 2008
TULSA, OK -- Local supporters of Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama have launched an effort to reach out to Tulsa Hispanics, with a special emphasis on registering new voters. A group affiliated with Tulsans for Obama set up a registration table at Plaza Santa Cecilia on July 5, returning again the following Saturday.
David C. Phillips is the Voter Registration Coordinator for the "Obama Vote for a Change Campaign." It was Phillips’ idea to take the registration campaign to the heart of Tulsa’s Hispanic population at 21st and Garnett, and the event was, by Phillips’ measure, at least moderately successful for a first attempt.
Acknowledging concerns about the language barrier and the fact that the Hispanic community in Tulsa has largely gone ignored by political party activists, Phillips expressed a positive outlook in an email sent out to supporters the day after the inaugural effort.
"We had a good time [and] we registered six people," Phillips said, adding, "We registered no Republicans. They all either declared themselves Democrats or Independents."
Phillips’ experience in fact represents in microcosm what has become a growing nationwide trend among Latino voters, particularly new and younger voters, to abandon traditional allegiances with the Republican Party, allegiances that were formed based on a shared social conservatism. With the national debate over how to deal with the estimated 12 million undocumented immigrants living and working in the United States having become increasingly partisan over the past several years, more and more U.S. born children of immigrant families, especially those of Latino heritage, are seeing the Democratic Party as more friendly �" or at least less hostile �" to their issues and concerns.
This is particularly true in Oklahoma, where not a single Republican in the State House and only one in the State Senate voted against the draconian anti-immigrant HB 1804 last year. A similar disenchantment with the Republican Party is becoming evident among Hispanics on a national level. Read More »
By William R. Wynn
La Semana del Sur.
Sunday, 13 Jul 2008
TULSA, OK -- Local supporters of Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama have launched an effort to reach out to Tulsa Hispanics, with a special emphasis on registering new voters. A group affiliated with Tulsans for Obama set up a registration table at Plaza Santa Cecilia on July 5, returning again the following Saturday.
David C. Phillips is the Voter Registration Coordinator for the "Obama Vote for a Change Campaign." It was Phillips’ idea to take the registration campaign to the heart of Tulsa’s Hispanic population at 21st and Garnett, and the event was, by Phillips’ measure, at least moderately successful for a first attempt.
Acknowledging concerns about the language barrier and the fact that the Hispanic community in Tulsa has largely gone ignored by political party activists, Phillips expressed a positive outlook in an email sent out to supporters the day after the inaugural effort.
"We had a good time [and] we registered six people," Phillips said, adding, "We registered no Republicans. They all either declared themselves Democrats or Independents."
Phillips’ experience in fact represents in microcosm what has become a growing nationwide trend among Latino voters, particularly new and younger voters, to abandon traditional allegiances with the Republican Party, allegiances that were formed based on a shared social conservatism. With the national debate over how to deal with the estimated 12 million undocumented immigrants living and working in the United States having become increasingly partisan over the past several years, more and more U.S. born children of immigrant families, especially those of Latino heritage, are seeing the Democratic Party as more friendly �" or at least less hostile �" to their issues and concerns.
This is particularly true in Oklahoma, where not a single Republican in the State House and only one in the State Senate voted against the draconian anti-immigrant HB 1804 last year. A similar disenchantment with the Republican Party is becoming evident among Hispanics on a national level. Read More »