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‘Blog gridlock?’ Perish the thought!

November 21st, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Blogs, Media
Michael Kinsley writes in the new Time magazine that there are already way too many blogs in the world, as was proved during the "first presidential election dominated by the Internet." Then he makes the case -- gasp! -- that...

For those who Twitter, there’s Vote Report

November 3rd, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Blogs, Presidential race, 2008, Web/Tech
Those who want to spread the word about Election Day -- 140 characters at a time -- check out Twitter Vote Report. Our Twitter is here.

RNC, right-wing blogs & McCain team point to 2001 comments by Obama

October 27th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Blogs, Democrats, Presidential race, 2008, Republicans
The Republican National Committee is calling to reporters' attention some audio that's getting big play on the Drudge Report and from conservative bloggers such as Michelle Malkin. They're saying it's proof that Obama believes in the redistribution of wealth. The...

Nielsen: Online ‘buzz’ still focuses on top of tickets

September 8th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Blogs, Democrats, Presidential race, 2008, Republicans, Web/Tech
Nielsen Online reports this morning that while GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin is getting lots of attention from the news media, the Alaska governor hasn't eclipsed either of the presidential nominees in online "buzz." In Nielsen's world, "buzz" is...

Say hello to ‘The Political Party’

August 24th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Blogs, Conventions
Check out the blog that our USA TODAY colleague Marco Della Cava is running during both political conventions: The Political Party aims to go "offstage and backstage" in Denver and St. Paul.

C-SPAN’s ‘Convention Hub’ to have embeddable videos, streaming, other features

August 12th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Blogs, Conventions, Media, Presidential race, 2008, Web/Tech
If you haven't already, may we suggest bookmarking C-SPAN's politics homefront? The cable network says it will soon launch a "Convention Hub" there and it sounds like there will be lots of material for political junkies and those who like...

Meghan McCain loves campaigning, but isn’t looking to run herself

August 5th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Blogs, Presidential race, 2008, Republicans
Potential first daughter Meghan McCain has blogged so much about her life on the campaign trail with her dad that there isn't too much about her that fans don't already know. That isn't stopping Glamour magazine, though, from touting its...

Dems launch ‘The Next Cheney’ website

August 5th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Blogs, Bush administration, Democrats, Presidential race, 2008, Republicans, Web/Tech
The Republican National Committee has its Meet Barack Obama and BarackBook websites -- two places where it can pull together some of the critical things it wants to say about Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama. The Democratic National Committee has...

Paris Hilton’s mom says McCain’s ad is a ‘complete waste’

August 3rd, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Ads, Blogs, Presidential race, 2008, Republicans
That Celeb ad Republican John McCain's presidential campaign unveiled last Wednesday didn't go over well with Paris Hilton's mother. It is, Kathy Hilton writes today at the liberal Huffington Post, "a complete waste of the money John McCain's contributors have...

GOP unveils ‘BarackBook’ to spotlight Obama’s ‘friends’

July 29th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Blogs, Presidential race, 2008, Republicans, Web/Tech
Facebook fans will recognize the look immediately -- the Republican National Committee has created a "BarackBook" website to highlight "some of Barack Obama's notable associations throughout stages of his career." Those "notable associations" include Chicago real estate developer and Democratic...