Tuesday, October 21, 2003

The Dean campaign is using the Internet to democratize democracy. The Web takes all kinds of things from the few and puts them in the hands of the many -- the power to publish, trade stocks, pose naked for an audience...you name it, the Web democratizes it. What's going on here at Dean HQ in South Burllington is nothing less than putting presidential politics in the hands of the people -- the power to organize, to share ideas, to speak back to the candidate. It's extraordinary, and it's just getting started. And it goes way beyond weblogs. So what if it's supposed to snow here tonight -- there is not a more exciting place in the world to be right now. 7:13:20 PM    comment []

Early numbers from the race for John Edwards' Senate seat: a poll conducted by Market Research Insight for the nonprofit NCFREE shows Erskine Bowles leading Richard Burr 42%-31%. An earlier poll done for Bowles showed him with a 43%-35% advantage. But an N&O poll has Burr ahead, 43%-37%. 8:26:19 AM    comment []

Cool and rainy in Burlington, Vermont -- a good day to spend inside at the Dean campaign, which is where I'll be for most of today and tomorrow. 8:06:50 AM    comment []

Scoble on the Hound of Hades: "Regarding Waggener Edstrom: I appreciate them being there. There is a huge role for traditional PR and my weblog sure isn't gonna make them obsolete." He says WaggEd laughed about the nickname I gave them, and adds that he's gotten a flood of traffic from the Baseline biz-blog column, which got picked up by our Ziff Davis sister pub eWeek. 7:57:12 AM    comment []