http://www.epolitics.com/2007/07/31/on-the-long-term-effects-of-republican-understaffing/ dissecting the craft of online politics and online advocacy Sat, 22 Nov 2008 23:59:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://www.epolitics.com/2007/07/31/on-the-long-term-effects-of-republican-understaffing/#comment-112252 Patrick Ruffini :: Change the Incentives Thu, 02 Aug 2007 04:00:15 +0000 http://www.epolitics.com/2007/07/31/on-the-long-term-effects-of-republican-understaffing/#comment-112252 [...] I also think that Jon and others who make this argument underestimate the huge store of knowledge and manpower that has been built up on the Left; it won’t go away just because a Democrat is President. (Our Conservative friends to the north in Canada are still well ahead online and have been in power for nearly two years.) As Colin Delany writes, Thinking ahead past 2008, this staffing inequity could have serious long-term effects. When you look at the progressive/Dem online politics world, veterans of the 2004 Dean and Kerry campaigns are hard to miss. Joe Trippi, of course, but also Zephyr Teachout, Zack Exley and the Blue State Digital folks. Ditto for EchoDitto, and I’m sure for quite a few others. These people are helping campaigns NOW and also training a whole new cohort of online activists for 2010, 2012 and beyond. Each skilled web person has a potential multiplier effect, as he or she moves on to other campaigns or into the advocacy world. (emphasis added) [...] [...] I also think that Jon and others who make this argument underestimate the huge store of knowledge and manpower that has been built up on the Left; it won’t go away just because a Democrat is President. (Our Conservative friends to the north in Canada are still well ahead online and have been in power for nearly two years.) As Colin Delany writes, Thinking ahead past 2008, this staffing inequity could have serious long-term effects. When you look at the progressive/Dem online politics world, veterans of the 2004 Dean and Kerry campaigns are hard to miss. Joe Trippi, of course, but also Zephyr Teachout, Zack Exley and the Blue State Digital folks. Ditto for EchoDitto, and I’m sure for quite a few others. These people are helping campaigns NOW and also training a whole new cohort of online activists for 2010, 2012 and beyond. Each skilled web person has a potential multiplier effect, as he or she moves on to other campaigns or into the advocacy world. (emphasis added) [...]

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