Part Five of a six-part series Obama’s platform may have envisioned a grand reform of the political system, but the primary change he brought to political fundraising was to do more of it than anyone in history: 3 million donors made a total...
Today’s POLC panel about Online Politics at the State Level aimed to be practical and specific, which is why we packed it with people who’ve actually run for office. One takeaway: targeting Facebook users via advertising is easier than I...
Well, look what happens when e.politics goes off the grid for a couple of days: the kids get all crazy over their Twitter. Jon Pincus started the conversation yesterday with a reply to the Twitter-is-not-a-strategy e.politics piece from last week:...
Am waaaaay behind on catching up with the online politics-specific sites, but here are a few stories that stood out over the past few weeks. Update: When an Obama email matters more than an Obama TV ad in the Murphy/Tedisco race, plus the new GOP...
Whew, that was one hell of a week-and-half — South By Southwest is so overwhelming and immersive that you’re almost glad when it’s over, though the real world feels flat and quiet by comparison. Work is a relief, a familiar groove...
When you’re the director of social media for General Motors, you have a political job whether you expect it or not. At an SXSW panel on the “Digital Tsunami” that brews up around breaking news events, GM’s Christopher Barger...
In typical fashion, the fast-approaching SXSW trip has done wonders to focus the mind here in the e.politics bunker — and by “focus the mind,” I mean, “cause a panicked rush to finish a ton of projects.” First on the...
The Daily Show takes on Twitter, plus Tired of Twitter? You ain’t alone and Congress on Twitter: Getting Between the 435 and the 140. Also note a couple of examples of when Congressmembers should think before they Tweet. If you haven’t...
In a short break from the Obama lessons series, I just published a piece on the Campaigns & Elections/Politics Magazine blog — a review of GOP.gov, the new website for the Republicans in Congress. Not to give too much away, but the site...
Bipartisanship as a political weapon, and the Republican counter-“strategy.” The eternal role of the personal in politics. At Obama’s first prime-time press conference, a blogger gets a nod, while Biden’s Office Holds...