beyond NH & 2004: help build progressive media infrastructure
The mainstream media is way powerful and we can't fully do an end-run around it. So, how could a new progressive media infrastructure get out progressive messages to the masses? I can think of 2 main...
View ArticleDean supporter Debate-watching fund-raising idea
Before watching the MSNBC debate (that starts in 40 minutes), you can pledge to contribute $1 or $5 per line used by another candidate that was originally a Howard Dean line! While watching the...
View ArticleIowa Polls and Peer Pressure
Polls of individuals on a phone can't take into account peer pressure in a room. Having observed an Iowa Caucus and talked to lots of other observers of the Iowa Caucuses, I think it would have been...
View ArticleJoin Trippi at Digital Democracy Conference?
Are any other DailyKos folks planning to go to the Digital Democracy Teach-In in San Diego on Monday? Here's the e-Democracy Teach-In description:http://conferences.oreillynet.com/et2004/edemo.csp I'm...
View ArticleKos' New Project: local vs. national, and e-democracy training
In this diary, I offer some suggestions and next steps for the new project Kos proposed last night:http://www.dailykos.com/story/2004/2/6/65751/26945 And, I'd love to have feedback on this. One concern...
View ArticleInfluence of Delegates at National Convention
How much influence do district-level delegates have at the Democratic National Convention? I received the most votes in my Congressional District as a Dean Delegate. I and most of the other Dean...
View ArticleCalifornia Dreaming: 15% for Dean?
I received the most votes in my California Congressional District as a Dean Delegate. Should I work to get out the vote for Dean? What are the chances of him getting 15%? And, is California like New...
View Articleblogs, Star Spangled Banner, MLK, and Gandhi
A few small acts have led to a great non-violence tool getting increasingly larger exposure: Last month I wrote a diary entry on DailyKos while in the Storm Center for Dean volunteers in Des Moines...
View ArticleTrippi warns that Dean Delegate campaign is unlikely to succeed
Joe Trippi just posted to his new blog that he felt obligated to inform Dean supporters who were working on electing Dean delegates in upcoming primaries that they are unlikely to succeed (Vermont...
View ArticleEdwards woos top Dean grassroots guru
The title of this diary is also the headline on Google news for this NYT story:http://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/24/politics/24dean.html?ex=1078203600&en=e78a9c2d2e0457b5&ei= 5062&...
View Articleawesome anti-Constitutional amendment arguments
Here are some great lines/arguments we can use in this debate-- I heard this on the car radio yesterday and cheered loudly! It's syndicated from Dave Ross on...
View ArticleCFA to create campaign management consulting team?
The latest blog entry at Change for America spills a few more beans:http://changeforamerica.com/blog/archives/000074.html By reading the tea leaves, here is what I think CFA will become: a grassroots...
View ArticleNovak to spoof Wilson; Dean to speak to journalists
This Saturday is the annual Gridiron Dinner in D.C., and as usual, it's sounding pretty crazy: Robert Novak will go on the stage dressed up as retired diplomat Joseph Wilson, the outraged husband of a...
View ArticleCity Resolutions on Gay Marriage [poll]
A City Council member just called me to help him draft a City Resolution on Gay Marriage. He's asking me for help because I drafted and led the effort to pass a City Resolution Protecting Civil...
View ArticleMcCain & Feingold urge FEC to crack down on 527s - yikes!
What will happen if the FEC tells the mostly Democratic fund-raising groups called "527 organizations" that they can't run ads, do voter mobilization, or raise money as planned for the November...
View ArticleDean, the foreign policy expert...
This morning former Vermont Governor Howard Dean served as the Democrats' foreign policy expert-- he was the counterpoint to National Security Advisory Condileeza Rice on Meet the Press, where both...
View ArticleReflections on Anniversary of Blog for America
Throughout the time that I followed the Blog for America (the Dean presidential campaign official blog), I also followed DailyKos closely. DailyKos provided a somewhat more objective view of the race,...
View ArticleEffective Meetup strategies - "Church" for Dems [poll]
Topics below: coordination by local Meetup hosts across candidates and the Dem Party role of Dem Meetups vis-a-vis existing Democratic Party clubs and campaigns building neighborhood-based social...
View ArticleGetting action at Meetups [poll]
People who go to Meetups want action. I find that an action project that takes place at the Meetup tends to keep participants motivated to come again the next month. I solicited ideas for action...
View ArticleOnce we know the VP...
Here are all the things we can speculate about next: What will the line-up be of the remaining speakers at the Convention? What will the next set of polls look like, now that we have two pres...
View ArticleGOP hopes to bury Iraq, move on to Iran
Charles Krauthamer was on Fox News this morning talking (candidly?) about GOP strategy for the November election. He said something like, "Have you noticed that news about Iraq is no longer the top...
View ArticleDNC Blogger Breakfast, other Blogger Gatherings in Boston
I'll be at the Convention with media credentials, not as a blogger, but as a journalist. I'm covering the Convention as a freelance reporter for my local newspaper. But, I'd love to go to the blogger...
View ArticleBlogging the Media in Boston for You
I'm covering the Convention as a reporter for my local newspaper. I also plan to post daily in this DailyKos diary. Since my media credentials include seating in the press area of the Fleet Center, I'd...
View ArticleBlogging: Journalism or Activism or Both? Day 0 Posting 1
If blogging is part of the new participatory journalism (see the blog of Jay Rosen, Chair of NYU School of Journalism: http://journalism.nyu.edu/pubzone/weblogs/pressthink/ ), is a blogger at risk of...
View ArticleArriving in Boston: Saturated Air & U.S. Topography - Day 1 Posting 1
This series of postings will describe my journey to the Democratic National Convention in Boston with media credentials and a seat in the press area of the Fleet Center. Past postings are here: Day 0...
View ArticleClinton a No-Show at Rock the Vote, Disappointed Grassroots Young Dems - Day...
This series of postings will describe my journey to the Democratic National Convention in Boston with media credentials and a seat in the press area of the Fleet Center. Past postings are here: Day 0...
View ArticleA not-so typical day for delegates and others - Day 2 Posting 2
This series of postings will describe my journey to the Democratic National Convention in Boston with media credentials and a seat in the press area of the Fleet Center. Past postings are here: Day 0...
View ArticleBoston: Teresa, Hillary, bloggers, and 5000 other "revolutionaries"...
This series of postings will describe my journey to the Democratic National Convention in Boston with media credentials and a seat in the press area of the Fleet Center. Past postings are here: Day 0...
View ArticleAltered Perspectives of Bloggers and Media - The Physical Logistics - Day 3...
This series of postings will describe my journey to the Democratic National Convention in Boston with media credentials and a seat in the press area of the Fleet Center. Past postings are here: Day 0...
View ArticleObama 10 years ago, Wesley Clark's amazing handshake, Fox's Gray Davis...
This series of postings will describe my journey to the Democratic National Convention in Boston with media credentials and access to the main floor of the Fleet Center. Past postings are here:Day 0...
View ArticleFleet Center in Boston wasn't really secure despite huge security presence -...
Day 5 Posting 1 - Fleet Center security, unusually friendly cops, "trust fund baby" protesters, and GOP convention planning This series of postings will describe my journey to the Democratic National...
View ArticleGlimpse inside Kerry campaign: no grassroots, reliance on 527s, fear of...
Promoted from the diaries. This, along with the excellent comments, is one of the best things I've ever read on dKos. I'd been thinking for some time about writing a piece on the danger of relying on...
View ArticleLatke King rejects Schwarzenegger appointment
Here's a funny, but true, Hanukah story that took place today. I grew up in West Los Angeles and a neighbor on my block fried the best latkes I've ever eaten. The neighbor is a well-respected...
View ArticleIs Dean a Poor Manager? No. And, the DNC is not an Insurgent Campaign.
David Corn, the Washington editor of The Nation magazine, writes that a Dean campaign insider told him:The party chairman has to be organized and know how to manage a large organization, he explained,...
View ArticleBayh votes "no" on Rice - what's up with Bayh?
I've never followed Evan Bayh very closely, but I had the impression he was a DLC member and a Democratic hawk. Please correct me if I'm wrong. Today he voted "no" on Rice's confirmation. This...
View Article$20.06 to DNC for 2006 IF Dean is elected Chair
Eric Friedman was a Kerry delegate to the national Convention in Boston last summer. He heard Howard Dean speak a few times while there. He is now supporting Dean for DNC Chair. He suggests the...
View ArticleThank Ickes for endorsing Dean with contrib to HILLPAC
This posting by Jerome at MyDD -- and the comments below Jerome's posting -- includes some interesting analysis of the DNC Chair race, where the Clintons stand on it, and more. For example, Jerome...
View Article[Humor Poll]: U.S. "loses" $9 Billion in Iraq funds
I hate it when I lose $9 Billion and can't find it. I could have sworn it was right where I left it. Guess I better ask for some more to make up for it.This does not inspire me to support the...
View ArticleNew Totals of Public DNC Votes: Can 1 Anti-Dean Candidate Emerge?
According to MyDD's latest update, here are the total endorsements made publicly by voting DNC members: Dean 49 Frost 15 Webb 10 Fowler 9 Roemer 4 Rosenberg 4...
View ArticleFor Dean's To Do List - Electing Precinct Leaders in 50 States, Resurrecting...
I'd like to propose some specific ideas for structuring local grassroots organizing for Dean's to do list, and please share your ideas, too, in the comments. Today, I'd also like to make a public...
View ArticleCA Special Election Price Tag: > $300 million
The total cost of Arnold's California special election may top $300 million, according to this article. Gov. Schwarzenegger and his California Recovery Team have spent nearly $32.5 million, per the...
View ArticleSex & Democratic Family Values - I'm glad Obama Spoke Out
While this may not be popular with some on DailyKos, I hope you'll read this whole diary and think about it. I am glad that Barack Obama spoke out this week for family values on TV shows. I have no...
View ArticleDean's DNC Iraq strategy not consensus position
How can Howard Dean say that Democrats can coalesce around Korb and Katulis' vision of strategic redeployment of troops? And why not around Murtha's resolution instead? In Howard Dean's letter to...
View ArticleI Founded Stanford’s Sexual Assault Prevention Office. Here’s Why Brock...
As the Founder of Stanford’s Sexual Assault Prevention and Education Office, I counseled approximately 100 survivors on whether to report their assault to the university and to the police. That same...
View ArticleCollins, Flake, Manchin: Withdraw Your Support. Join the others who initially...
Kavanaugh is not fit. Senators Collins, Flake, and Manchin can withdraw their support and join the others who initially supported him, but no longer do. Copy and share
View ArticleDonate to sexual assault hotlines. 200% increase in calls this week.
Setbacks are inevitable in the march toward justice, but we move forward. CANVASS, PHONEBANK, and TEXT for candidates. DONATE to candidates. DONATE to sexual assault prevention, response, and education...
View ArticleConflicting Moral Imperatives: Shocking Statistics about Re-Opening Schools
Increasing social justice, reducing economic inequality, preventing severe learning loss, and improving student mental health are just a few of the moral imperatives. School leaders globally are facing...
View ArticleThe Vector in Chief: WHEN DID HE KNOW?
In May the White House announced a new policy that Trump would get a daily COVID test and anyone who was meeting with him would get a test each day.At a July 21 briefing, press secretary Kayleigh...
View Article16 years ago, this community inspired me to run for office. It's been an...
Sixteen years ago this community inspired me to not just blog, but to run for office. It's been an amazing ride. Thank you!www.independent.com/…This article profiling my service begins with:More than a...
View ArticleGrateful for the meaningful opportunity to have served as a local elected...
Feeling new year gratitude to all the special people in my life and meaningful opportunities I've had, even through our collective hard times. Sixteen years ago you, the dKos community, inspired me to...
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