Howdy folks, yes we are still alive down here in the e.politics bunker, despite all indications to the contrary — what with conferences, a day job and Campaigns & Elections demanding time, the site has had to take a back seat for too long...
Some of us in the online politics space have wondered what Obama 2012 would roll out to replace 2008’s MyBarackObama.com, and now we know: the Wall Street Journal has the scoop on the campaign’s new “Dashboard” grassroots...
Saturday’s Washington Post article about big conservative money flooding into House and Senate races is just the latest sign of this year’s changing post-Citizens United political landscape. The fear among Democrats? That wealthy...
Big day for technology rollouts! The Republican Party proudly released its new grassroots-engagement Facebook App today, which got coverage in a few outlets including the Christian Science Monitor, where I got a couple of solid quotes: “At...
Update: by popular request, here’s the link to the resource page referred to in the audio clip — I forgot it the first time around. Good news — our South by Southwest panel discussion on the Occupy movement as an example of the...
Barack Obama’s re-election campaign has already spent heavily on staff and infrastructure, but it’s revealing that they’re continuing to build the data-driven side of their grassroots operation. For a good example, check out the...
For another of the occasional glimpses we get of the Obama campaign’s comprehensive effort to re-energize his 2008 online supporters, check out this article from The Times, which came out right before I ran off to Austin for SXSW: With a...
Be sure to head on over to the Campaigns & Elections site for the latest edition of Technology Bytes. On the menu this issue? Profiles of three interesting tools campaigns can use to organize and mobilize volunteers, two of which have social...
Today’s South By Southwest Interactive discussion on the Occupy movement as citizen journalism should be fascinating: I’m looking forward to a terrific discussion with Priscilla Grim, Kira Annika, Charles Wyble and Boyd Carter. Check out...
Wow, here’s a striking number from Kate Kaye at ClickZ: Online ad spending by President Obama’s reelection campaign has reached over $8 million. When combined with web ad spending by the Democratic National Committee, the number tops the...