Do you write a great post, full of erudite explanations and conclusions? Do you press your points and correct misstatements and inaccuracies so prevalently found throughout the main stream media? Do you actively argue your political views? Do you visit lots of blogs and leave comments promoting your views? Do you ever wonder if any of it matters or more to the point, is anyone listening?
Ann Althouse has a a great post on the subject:
The left and right blogohemispheres.
Jack Hawkins interviews RNC eCampaign Director Patrick Ruffini:
John Hawkins: Does the RNC have any sort of organized method for checking out what the blogosphere is doing on a daily basis?
Patrick Ruffini: Sure! Each morning we start off with a blog report that gets sent out in the morning and afternoon...that tells the entire building what bloggers are talking about that day.
Ruffini on the left blogohemisphere:
We read about the perfect Kos 0-19 record. It's not important how big you are, it's how effective you are, frankly, at winning elections and in all aspects of the campaign, be it money, be it volunteers, be it media buzz.
Hmmm.... did you see Markos Moulitsas (with Jerome Armstrong) on Tim Russert's CNBC show? Yeah, I know, insert wisecracks about how no one watches CNBC. I TiVo Tim Russert's show and usually check it out. I was struck by how un-camera-ready Kos and Armstrong were (as they continued to promote their book "Crashing the Gate"). Ah, well, what the hell does it matter? Russert himself isn't camera-ready. I'm always distracted by the way he gently sways, like a large, tethered balloon ... more
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