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Is evolving, just as it has been since about 2005. But two posts this week offer good advice to candidates or potential candidates for political office as they consider what kind of engagement they expect to have with the blogs, the bloggers and the commenters at the blogs:
1. I wrote this in regard to a blogger conference call Ohio Democratic Party Chair Chris Redfern had with bloggers this week.
2. Nicole Rapier of the Butler County Young Republicans wrote this piece today, posted on Kyle Sisk’s self-named blog.
Speaking only for myself, I will say that bloggers are not a predictable lot, necessarily, but we are smart, we are engaged, and we are not stenographers. We don’t necessarily need blood, at all, but we do need heart.
If you can’t offer bloggers thoughts, ideas and passion that equals what you would give a voter when you are at their doorstep, face to face, then seriously, come back to us later, when you can. Because everything else we can get from campaign websites and the newspapers just like anyone else. Blogs do best – for everyone – when their ability to be a voice – and not just a message – is embraced, valued and treated with honesty.
Because if there’s one thing politial blogs in Ohio have very little tolerance for, it’s insincerity. Don’t even try.
By Jill Miller Zimon at 6:01 pm February 22nd, 2009 in Blogging, Campaigning, Elections, Ohio, Politics, social media, Voting
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Jill,
Kudos to Mr. Redfern for recognizing what some many other politicians seem to fail to, that bloggers (at least some like you) do have influence out there.
I am not surprised at the awkward nature of the event, but will be interested to see what it evolves into. I am surprised and pleased however, to have some respect shown to this burgeoning information source.
Weeeeell lol I’m not so sure I’d be as glowy as you.
I think Chair Redfern still probably curses blogs under or maybe not so under his breath and really feels like a catherder when it comes to us. We just do not want MessageMessageMessage.
But you are correct – the outreach is definitely a positive development. However, if it’s curtailed because he just doesn’t want to have anyone in any sector of the media be anything more than a stenographer, well – we could be in stasis for a while.
Well said.
This is going on 4 years old, but a great deal of it still applies:
http://www.plunderbund.com/rules-for-online-campaign-organizers/
http://www.plunderbund.com/2005/11/30/erics-rules-for-online-campaign-organizers/
Might be a good time for a new discussion and refresh.