The below audio is me speaking on the RightOnline 2009 panel called “Information Pollination: Integrating Technology to Amplify the Message.” I had the great pleasure of joining Melissa Clouthier, Elizabeth Terrell, and Katie Favazza on this panel, and they were all absolutely brilliant; however, I was only able to obtain the recording of my portion [...]
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Winning Back the Youth Vote: Is a “Hip-Hop” Makeover Part of the Answer?
Hats off to Future Majority, one of our counterparts on the other side of the aisle, for bringing my attention to this story. In a Washington Times interview, newly elected RNC Chairman Michael Steele discussed his plan for winning back the youth vote, arguing that Republicans must apply their principles to “urban-suburban hip-hop settings.” According [...]
Exclusive: Economist Allan Meltzer on The Coming Battle Over Job Creation
President-elect Obama just announced that he has taken his already bold plan for job creation a step further: instead of seeking to create 2.5 million jobs over the next two years, he now aims to create 3 million. How does he plan to do this? Biden and Obama responded by pushing for a more ambitious [...]
Obama for President Wasn’t a Campaign, It Was a Business
The political blogosphere is buzzing about Obama campaign manager David Plouffe’s interview. Soren Dayton argues the lessons of the Obama campaign were “budgeting, technology, field, and media,” while Patrick Ruffini finds that the important lesson is that “Obama ran a better kind of offline campaign.” Although it is quite true that these are some critical [...]
Peer Production and the Future of the Republican Party: An Open Letter to the Next RNC Chairman
To the future chairman of the Republican National Committee, We face a tough road over the coming days, months, and years as we work to transform the Republican Party into the party of the future so that we can recover from this year’s devastating losses in the House, Senate, and ultimately, White House. The path [...]