Comments on: A Crystal Clear Case for Local Blogging

By: Wayne from Jeremiah Films

Wayne from Jeremiah Films — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:13:33 +0000

You have put together a great post I have linked to it from How Your Campaign Should Reach Out to Bloggers: 10 Suggestions

By: Crystal Clear Conservative

Crystal Clear Conservative — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 02:53:59 +0000

Thanks for the mention and link. I would like to think of local blogging as a source of grassroots activism. With the advent of the internet, blogs are quickly becoming a reliable resource for political campaigns and are becoming influential with voters.

By: Brian Sikma

Brian Sikma — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:00:36 +0000

In Indiana we had a contested race for the Republican nomination for Attorney General with the issue being decided a little over a week ago at the state GOP convention. This was the first convention race in which blogs heavily weighed in and, ultimately, the candidate favored by conservative bloggers won.

At the start of the race 5 weeks out from the convention, both candidates held conference calls with bloggers. Subsequently blogs went to work researching into the records of both candidates. When it was determined which candidate was more conservative, the blogosphere rallied around him and made a strong case for his nomination.

Although many convention delegates are not blog readers, many of the respected delegates who have some measure of influence over small groups of their fellow delegates read blogs and this translated into a powerful advantage for the ultimate nominee.

Blogs alone can’t win elections, but they sure can play a tremendous and significant role in determining the outcome.