Foreword: My class at Tulane with James Carville has probably been one of the best experiences of my college career. Between the guests and the sheer experience of spending time with one of the best political consultants of our time, its been an amazing and memorable semester so far, and it looks to be getting [...]
Posts under ‘Technology’
Next Gen GOP Social Media Post Awarded at 2009 AAPC Convention
To all of those who read the gigantic piece I wrote on Successful Online Campaigning: A Focus on the 2008 Presidential Campaign, first of all, I salute you. The piece itself took a considerably long time to put together, but I believe it was worth the effort. Apparently, the American Association of Political consultants agrees- this [...]
Helping the Right Online, One PDF at a Time
Few Republicans doubt that online technology is the key to future success. And, thankfully, those few are highly unlikely to read this post.
Lame jokes aside, the conversation and activity since November within the Republican Party and the conservative movement broadly has been inspiring. In an I-know-that’s-a-cliché-but-it-fits kind of way. But that conversation has been at [...]
How Far Has the Republican Party Come? Grading the GOP’s Progress Since November 4
Since their devastating defeat on November 4, Republicans have been working to rebuild and turn the tide of the past two cycles. They took major steps in doing so, including replacing RNC Chairman Mike Duncan with Michael Steele and becoming involved with national organizations such as Rebuild the Party that focus on a complete reformation [...]
Why Aren’t Republicans “Making Noise?”
It has now been 135 days since Barack Obama was elected President of the United States. Since that time, the talk in the Republican Party has generally revolved around the notion of “catching up” — be it catching up in fundraising, in our use of technology, or as I’ve argued, the way that we take [...]
“New Media” Must Become “Media”
Let’s take a glimpse at the evolution of the role of technology and so-called “new media” in politics. In the early years, there were “Web” departments — for example, my colleague Patrick Ruffini served as the “webmaster” for Bush-Cheney ‘04. The new jargon for this role has become “new media,” which typically serves as an [...]
I Need Your Help: Writing a Case Study on How the Internet is Changing Politics
I’m working with a professor in Management Information Systems at Carnegie Mellon University to potentially write and publish a paper looking at how the Internet is changing politics. My question to you is: who do you think we should contact for this paper, and how should we go about getting in touch with them? Please [...]
RNC Tech Summit = Peer Production
Yesterday, I expressed concern about the fact that newly elected RNC Chairman Michael Steele has yet to make “any significant new effort to win over millennials.” Today, however, I want to recognize Steele for something he has done exceedingly well. If you are a regular reader of this blog, you know I have on a [...]
We Need Authenticity: Why I’ve Endorsed Saul Anuzis for RNC Chair
Disclaimer: NextGenGOP is not endorsing any RNC Chair candidate. In fact, there is some diversity among our contributors — for example, Lance Kennedy has endorsed Ken Blackwell. However, I have personally backed Saul Anuzis for RNC Chair, and thus I wanted to crosspost my endorsement from RNCChair.com.
Because I love the Republican Party dearly, I’m worried [...]
