Yeah, I'm not 100% sure what was cause and what was effect. BLOGGGING to DEAN POPULARITY or DEAN POPULARITY to BLOGGING
I say probably BLOGGING to DEAN POPULARITY. Dean's early fiery speeches probably impassioned a few bloggers then after that it just snowballed due to 'group think' effect of mass blogging.
More than anything, I think the 'blogging' effect on politics and presidential elections is a sign of how truly lazy we've gotten. I bet you couldn't get 10% of impassioned bloggers out marching on the streets if you asked them to. They're too busy trying to be smartasses on their favorite blogs.
As far as saying that the political donations by bloggers are a testament to their dedication... well, again, I just say it's much easier to donate using pay pal or whatever other online forms than writing a check out to some campaign. Anyway, at the end of the day there is more chatter and more money in the bank so it's a good thing.
It'll be interesting to see what effect the 25 bloggers at the DNC will have if any on the election. More than anything, the BLOG REPORT being televised will elevate the importance of blogs to a previously unseen level. Funny how an old media will help a new media out even when it threatens it's own existence.
Also, 650K bloggers is a lot but come on, 650K nerds sitting at home are not going to win an election. Definitely helps but there are probably about 10M churchgoers out there that Bush and his cronies are preaching to from the pulpit and trying to get the vote out. I hope Democrats don't lose sight on real people when focused on the effect of these bloggers.
Bloggers are to '04 what Lock Box was to '00.
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Yeah, I'm not 100% sure what was cause and what was effect. BLOGGGING -> DEAN POPULARITY or DEAN POPULARITY -> BLOGGING
I say probably BLOG -> DEAN. Dean's early fiery speeches probably impassioned a few bloggers then after that it just snowballed due to 'group think' effect of mass blogging.
More than anything, I think the 'blogging' effect on politics and presidential elections is a sign of how truly lazy we've gotten. I bet you couldn't get 10% of impassioned bloggers out marching on the streets if you asked them to. They're too busy trying to be smartasses on their favorite blogs.
As far as saying that the political donations by bloggers are a testament to their dedication... well, again, I just say it's much easier to donate using pay pal or whatever other online forms than writing a check out to some campaign. Anyway, at the end of the day there is more chatter and more money in the bank so it's a good thing.
It'll be interesting to see what effect the 25 bloggers at the DNC will have if any on the election. More than anything, the BLOG REPORT being televised will elevate the importance of blogs to a previously unseen level. Funny how an old media will help a new media out even when it threatens it's own existence.
http://www.hellection.com
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Yeah, I'm not 100% sure what was cause and what was effect. BLOGGGING to DEAN POPULARITY or DEAN POPULARITY to BLOGGING I say probably BLOGGING to DEAN POPULARITY. Dean's early fiery speeches probably impassioned a few bloggers then after that it just snowballed due to 'group think' effect of mass blogging. More than anything, I think the 'blogging' effect on politics and presidential elections is a sign of how truly lazy we've gotten. I bet you couldn't get 10% of impassioned bloggers out marching on the streets if you asked them to. They're too busy trying to be smartasses on their favorite blogs. As far as saying that the political donations by bloggers are a testament to their dedication... well, again, I just say it's much easier to donate using pay pal or whatever other online forms than writing a check out to some campaign. Anyway, at the end of the day there is more chatter and more money in the bank so it's a good thing. It'll be interesting to see what effect the 25 bloggers at the DNC will have if any on the election. More than anything, the BLOG REPORT being televised will elevate the importance of blogs to a previously unseen level. Funny how an old media will help a new media out even when it threatens it's own existence. Also, 650K bloggers is a lot but come on, 650K nerds sitting at home are not going to win an election. Definitely helps but there are probably about 10M churchgoers out there that Bush and his cronies are preaching to from the pulpit and trying to get the vote out. I hope Democrats don't lose sight on real people when focused on the effect of these bloggers. Bloggers are to '04 what Lock Box was to '00. http://www.hellection.com/
Yeah, I'm not 100% sure what was cause and what was effect. BLOGGGING -> DEAN POPULARITY or DEAN POPULARITY -> BLOGGING I say probably BLOG -> DEAN. Dean's early fiery speeches probably impassioned a few bloggers then after that it just snowballed due to 'group think' effect of mass blogging. More than anything, I think the 'blogging' effect on politics and presidential elections is a sign of how truly lazy we've gotten. I bet you couldn't get 10% of impassioned bloggers out marching on the streets if you asked them to. They're too busy trying to be smartasses on their favorite blogs. As far as saying that the political donations by bloggers are a testament to their dedication... well, again, I just say it's much easier to donate using pay pal or whatever other online forms than writing a check out to some campaign. Anyway, at the end of the day there is more chatter and more money in the bank so it's a good thing. It'll be interesting to see what effect the 25 bloggers at the DNC will have if any on the election. More than anything, the BLOG REPORT being televised will elevate the importance of blogs to a previously unseen level. Funny how an old media will help a new media out even when it threatens it's own existence. http://www.hellection.com