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So, the other day, I get a text-message on my mobile:

Fr: DeanWireless

Dean attacked in despicable ad that uses images of Bin Laden. The Bat is up — Don’t Tread on Dean! See www.blogforamerica.com for info.

And at first I thought - see, THAT is the kind of rapid reaction that makes Dean’s Network so powerful.

Then I got to thinking about how so many campaigns and campaign technologists get bogged down into the “everything is a crisis” mode and forget to do the boring, slow network building that is required to prepare for those situations when you DO need $1.4 million donated overnight.

I think that it is fair to say that most folks/campaigns forget that part. Too bad.

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Dick Morris has been a huge advocate of the interent and politics… and, via an interview with Chris Lydon, correctly points out that the Net-roots are NOT limited to Deaniacs…

“Let’s remember,” that the Internet is more male than female, more right-wing than left-wing, more upscale than downscale. The Republican base is seething with activity… So I think this kind of viral bottom-up growth (which is what the Internet is all about) will be as much Republican as Democratic.”

Read the post on Lydon’s The Blogging of the President or listen to the interview

It makes perfect sense to me.. I mean, the Neo-Nazis were one of the first political groups online - ok. not that I am comparing the GOP to Neo-Nazis… but clearly the right can do the tech thing. AND they have the money.

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So, via Network-Centric Advocacy, there was a FANTASTIC blog thread, on Blog for America back in October, with a bunch of their folks posting ideas for added features, etc.

They recommend a LOT of stuff but there are some good ideas - proving once again that the ground troops can provide very useful info to us campaign professionals.

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Ok. so, I am going to go ahead and call this Beta testing. If you have been invited here and actually came, thanks!

This blog is intended to discuss campaign technology and political strategy as it relates to that. Or, we may just end up talking football or rugby. whatever. as long as it is fun.

Please let us know what you think…

hugs,
olson

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Smallblog is ONLINE!

It is ugly, but I will be modifying the look later. so shut the hell up.

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