A last look at 2010 — deploy your rear-view mirrors before reading. Blue State Digital Bought by WPP. That’s the press release; see also the Sky News blog post that broke the story. Next, read Nancy Scola’s Interview: Jascha Franklin-Hodge, Blue State Digital Partner, on Being...
Read More »Remember the halcyon days of 2007, when presidential campaigns competed for the honor of Most Creative Campaign Kick-Off Announcement? Hillary did her business on YouTube, while Barack promoted his video announcement via email, and several of the other candidates chose late-night talk/comedy...
Read More »So the new Census numbers are out, and the Rs look to benefit mightily. One of the most revealing takes was Dave Weigel’s breakdown of the states destined to gain Congressional seats vs. the party in control of the redistricting process — not so pretty for Dems. At least for now. But...
Read More »The return of Quick Hits! NOW you know it’s serious… Chris Hughes’ Jumo: A Social Network for the Social Sector, which generated A Lot of skepticism among those of us who, like, do this for a living. See First Reflections on Jumo, What is JUMO and why should you care? and Early...
Read More »Also published on The Huffington Post John Boehner’s tears may have overshadowed the substance of his 60 Minutes appearance last Sunday, but he did mention some “serious” policy options in his time on screen. I put “serious” in quotes for a good reason, because...
Read More »This past Saturday saw the latest running of the lefty online organizing bulls — the New Organizing Institute’s regular post-election RootsCamp, which brings Democratic and progressive field organizers and online staff from around the country in for a mass de-brief. It’s an...
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