Posted by David All
Wed, 2009-08-26 11:34
UPDATE 6:28 PM: The Democrats have responded to our post finally listing Tim Kaine as its Chairman.
Last week the White House finally pulled the plug on its "fishy" e-mail program after reasonable criticism was heaped on it. (Related: watch my comments on it with CBS' Bob Schieffer.)
Then Fox News' Major Garrett questioned White House Spokesman Robert Gibbs on the White House sending unsolicited emails to folks in support of its health care reform plan. Yep, SPAM.
This past Friday CNN reported that conservatives are trouncing liberals on Twitter. Natch.
And now in perhaps another sign that the "new" media teams for the Democrats are asleep at the wheel and enjoying their vacations, the web site for the Democratic National Committee, Democrats.org, is still listing former DNC Chairman Howard Dean as its current Chairman:

I know what you're thinking: That this is some static page that is no longer accessible on the web site and I found it randomly. Wrong.
I found it while doing a Google search for "dnc chairman" and it was the top-ranked entry:

Bing has it too:

In case you're wondering why Republicans became so old, stale, and technologically inferior when they were in power -- just keep watching the Democrats.
Posted by David All
Mon, 2008-05-19 11:11
The Politico's Jonathan Martin reports on the launch of McCainPedia, the DNC's "wiki-like hub of their opposition research on the GOP nominee."
The use of the web to release information harmful to the opposition is a smart move and something I've privately urged the GOP to do. People like me -- modern volunteers willing to hammer on Barack with YouTube vids etc. -- need some direction from time-to-time.
In fact, one of the most impressive uses of the Internet is HillaryHub.com - a website which Hillary uses to help provide resources to her community of modern online activists and shape the narrative of the race with influentials.
In launching the wiki-site, ironically, Howard "scream" Dean said:
"While the base of the Republican Party continues to shrink, Democrats are growing our ranks by trusting the American people with the facts of John McCain's own record."
Shocking, but that's not entirely true. The website does not allow "the American people" to participate in the discussion about McCain. In fact, unless you work in the basement of the DNC you're unable to edit the page or participate in any way other than to consume the baseless allegations.
Let the record show that Howard Dean, in launching a "fact" site, has already told his first falsity. Keep that in mind.
Posted by David All
Thu, 2007-08-09 21:53
Cruising Howard Dean's wikipedia page earlier looking for confirmation that his candidacy raised $50M (it did!) and I found this nugget:
While presidential campaigns have traditionally obtained finance by tapping wealthy, established political donors, Dean's funds came largely in small donations over the Internet; the average overall donation size was just under $80. This method of fundraising offered several important advantages over traditional fundraising, in addition to the inherent media interest in what was then a novelty. First, raising money on the Internet was relatively inexpensive, compared to conventional methods such as events, telemarketing, and direct mail campaigns. Secondly, as donors on average contributed far less than the legal limit ($2,000 per individual), the campaign could continue to resolicit them throughout the election season.
Open for discussion is why you think the Republican Presidential candidates have yet to tap this same cadre of donors? Surely, we're out here.