MySpace and Facebook on the campaign trail

Columnist and blogger Monica Guzman of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer sounds off about the online reality facing candidates in 2008. Here’s her review of the candidates social networking sites.

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Analysis: Will ‘08 Be a Change Election?

Check out this NY Times article to see the motives of voters for the upcoming election.

-Lisa

XM to launch station devoted to 2008 presidential election

The presidential will not lack for coverage, and constituents can get all the Obama/Clinton/Giuliani/McCain news they can handle — provided they have XM satellite radio.

-Justin

Netizens

While Barack Obama’s MySpace mess has been covered previously, this article talks a little more about the new technology-empowered political activist.

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Internet Campaigning

This article from the Washington Post talks about the Internet strategies seen in Howard Dean’s campaign being applied to candidates of the 2008 presidential elections.

~Lisa

First Debate for Republicans

This article, called “U.S. Republicans Prepare for Their First 2008 Debate” talks about how the Republican candidates are gearing up for their first debate just outside L.A. The predicted overarching issue–the Iraq War.

-Lisa

David Postman talks political sites

Postman talks about the political sites that won Webby awards this week. He list a couple of his own favorites including one covering campaign finance in Washington state.

-Ken L.

Lieberman expects third-party candidate to emerge

Middle of the road Sen. Joe Lieberman warned Monday that this country may be too small for just Democrats and Republicans to duke it out on politics’ biggest stage. Lieberman contends that a third party candidate may possibly be able to swoop in and capitalize on a big group of voters huddling around the middle of the political spectrum. The article can be viewed at this site

“I think the public is fed up,” Lieberman said. “If the two major parties don’t hear this going into ‘08, there is a real chance of an independent third-party candidacy — and watch out if that happens,” he said at a forum on civility and politics in Congress.

The fastest growing political party in America, he said, is “no party.”

Hmmm … could this be wistful thinking on the part of the Republicans’ favorite Democrat/Independent?

– Blythe

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