Friday, May 04, 2007

2008 Myths and Blogs

Interesting piece by Barry Casselman in the Washington Times discusses the role of blogs in the 2008 elections.

His assessment notes while blogs may help generate support for some lesser-known candidates and help raise funds, in the end, their influence isn't as great as they think.

Think Ned Lamont.

On the upside, he notes that former comedian and fulltime moron Al Franken has been totally exposed by a Minnestoa blog.
because it is read primarily by activists in both parties. While most attention has been given to leftist blogs, some significant conservative blogs have grown and prospered, including Power Line in Minnesota. While Power Line is national in its focus, another partisan political blog in that state,Minnesota Democrats Exposed, has emerged as the most powerful political internet presence there. Its carefully researched campaign against comedian Al Franken's putative effort to win a Senate seat there in 2008 has devastated Mr. Franken's public image almost before he began to run for the seat, and has seemingly cemented the idea that the entertainer is an angry, foul-mouthed parvenu instead of a serious-minded candidate. This blog is Mr. Franken's worst nightmare, and it has provoked many Democratic strategists to try to find another candidate against popular incumbent Republican Sen. Norm Coleman.
Read the whole thing.

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