Today, Justin Hart - New Media Director for Chuck DeVore for Senate, and Chuck DeVore himself, hosted a blogger conference call to talk about what the campaign is doing to oppose 6 ballot measures that would increase taxes and expand government in California.

I was pleased at what I heard -- not only because Chuck is a great candidate who clearly gets modern media, but because I know that Justin Hart is doing a great job when it comes to getting the California campaign connected.

First there was the innovative Tweet for Chuck campaign that encouraged supporters on Twitter to contribute small amounts and to refer their friends to do the same.

Now, the campaign has launched, VoteNoSixTimes.com, a clever way to inform voters and to gather important voter ID data at the same time.

On the call Justin announced that Assemblyman Chuck DeVore has surpassed Senator John Cornyn on Twitter with 4,309 followers. DeVore talked about the importance of modern media for political campaigns. 

He think the move to get ahead online by the right is a lesson learned from past election cycles and that the Obama campaign's ability to connect with voters online helped the campaign of a junior senator overwhelm that of a former First Lady's in the 2008 presidential primary.

To DeVore, reaching out to the blogosphere makes sense given the rapid disintegration of the mainstream media. 

Republicans have the right message, we just need to let it be heard on the right platforms.