Sing it, NCA…
There is a great piece over at Network-Centric Advocacy regarding the lessons of Dean, Kerry and Edwards in Iowa.
Point 2, which argues that the mobilization tools available to all the presidential supporters help to magnify momentum, is spot on.
I would add that there is going to be a lot of folks arguing that the netroots failed Dean. I think that it is more important to focus on the fact that having solid mobilization tools is key to making you competitive - but not what will win you the election. I hope that campaign managers won’t view this setback as an excuse to underfund and underfocus on online mobilization.