Thursday, March 13, 2003

Hmm... this internet thing really works doesn't it? Campaign manager for Howard Dean's campaign is surprised that a recent rally in New York took place with ZERO advance work from campaign staff.  Ordinary folks used the Internet to organize the event. Still, the fact that campaign events are coalescing without official instigation excites Dr. Dean's campaign director, Joe Trippi, who has worked on presidential bids by Edward M. Kennedy, Walter F. Mondale and Jerry Brown and joined the Dean campaign days before the Meetup event on March 5. "I've never seen anything like that, with no advance people, totally self-organized by a bunch of citizens," Mr. Trippi said. "It was a really great moment." Like Online Dating, With a Political Spin. Hundreds of people turned out in New York last week to hear a presidential candidate at an event organized not by his campaign staff but by a Web site. By Lisa Napoli. [New York Times: Politics] Seems like Trippi has learned a valuable lesson.  Perhaps Cluetrain should now be required reading for political campaigns. comment [] 6:55:08 AM