For all the attention paid to the back-and-forth over the House and Senate versions of the economic stimulus bill, the version that REALLY mattered is the one that appeared last: the conference committee report. The early debate and early votes...
How’s this for random economic fallout — will the recently passed stimulus bill stimulate online politics? Here’s why it might: money for transportation and other projects will be funneling down through state and regional funding...
Cross-posted on K Street Cafe Check out this fascinating print ad placed by the National Association of Home Builders in today’s Roll Call, which starts out with quite a strong quote: “If this thing passes, I will buy immediately.”...
Due to a ridiculously embarrassing snafu (check those passport expiration dates, kids!), I am NOT delivering a presentation in Mexico City this afternoon (ouch). While this situation sucks in myriad ways, it does give us the chance to consider why...
The process of putting together a conference presentation for this Friday, while also planning out a series of articles on Obama campaign lessons, has yielded a nice side benefit: a list of articles about Obama’s presidential campaign and how...
Cross-posted on techPresident Another tip from the Obama campaign: take a solid look at search advertising. At two recent public discussions, members of the winning 2008 new media team have mentioned the effectiveness of Google ads in building the...
Congressman Twitters a Security Breach, as Hoekstra Twitters Details of Iraq Codel. Stimulating the Netroots — Obama/DNC stimulus bill outreach has social media angle. C.f. e.politics coverage, plus The Challenge of Managing Obama’s...
Here’s an observation I’ve been meaning to write up since Netroots Nation this summer, but one that seems particularly relevant now as both Democrats and Republicans are getting their first views of their current legislators in action:...
This one just got nailed down — on March 25th, I’ll be participating in the Search Engine Strategies Conference and Expo in NYC. It’s a five-day event focused on search marketing and search engine optimization, and I’ll be on...
Via War Room, take a look at this video that Republican operatives were gleefully circulating yesterday: Back in the old days, not only could politicians expect to be able to say one thing to one audience and the opposite to another and get away...