Liberal bloggers come to the fore

August 8, 2006

NEW HAVEN -- As Connecticut Democrats head to the polls today for a closely contested Senate primary, many will be voting for a political novice, a cable TV businessman who was an unfamiliar name just three months ago.

But Ned Lamont, a millionaire with little political experience, catapulted from anonymity to become a front-running Senate candidate with the help of a new political phenomenon: bloggers. Political analysts say that the network of Internet commentators -- some from as far away as California -- channeled voter anger against veteran incumbent Senator Joseph I. Lieberman and his support for the Iraq war into a huge boost for Lamont, drawing national attention to the race.

Lamont's strong challenge underscores the blogosphere's emergence as a new political power base, observers say. Already, high-profile presidential contenders are moving to appeal to the so-called ``net-roots": Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, Democrat of New York, hired a ``blog adviser" to aid her reelection efforts in November, and Senator John McCain, an Arizona Republican recently followed suit.

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http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2006/08/08/liberal_bloggers_come_to_the_fore/

other GOP ideas IMHO...

"... the left wing is taking over, the antisecurity wing" (link}

nuff said. He's gotta go.

it's "HO-Mentum" as evidenced by my latest photoshop, use wisely, dispense freely and be sure and pass a smile along to everyone you meet today :)

An obvious Photoshop. Bush's ass is a lot flatter and wrinklier than that.

Your butt? ;-)

:rofl:

"Made in Japan"... :)

:toast::toast::toast:

maintain their independence and (for the most part) integrity? Politics has a way of corrupting everything it touches.

Found this part interesting:

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A national bloggers' convention in Las Vegas in June that attracted Democratic heavyweights such as Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada and New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson featured a $50,000 party thrown by former Virginia Governor Mark Warner for net-roots activists.

``There's a whole culture being created that we don't know enough about, that's going to determine who's going to win this election on Tuesday and have a tremendous impact on politics in times to come," said Hank Sheinkopf, a veteran Democratic consultant.

But one political consultant noted that Democrats, already split on the Iraq war, are watching the Connecticut race carefully. What they see, he added, might not make them comfortable with the way the blogosphere has influenced the primary campaign -- and amplified the public's antiwar sentiments.

``I don't expect war fever to dissipate in the Democratic Party," said Roger Stone, a Republican political consultant. ``This is an ominous sign . . . for Democrats who have supported the war."

We're the same old political base as always, energized and now organized.