San Francisco Bay Area Money Behind Obama, as North finally tops Southern...
Follow the money. That’s the mantra that can go a long way towards explaining a lot in life, and often much in politics. Starting last fall there was a palpable sense in the San Francisco Bay Area and...
View ArticleMark Udall's Internet Ads
Any one else notice the now ubiquitous Mark Udall banner ads on the big progressive blogs? They are among the best I've seen this year. Attractive, message-based, animated, about "joining," not...
View ArticleThe Story of the Race So Far - the Surprising Weakness of John McCain
First Newsweek showed Obama up 51-36. Now LATimes/Bloomberg has it 48-33. The two daily tracks Rasmussen and Gallup still have it 4-6 points. So where are we? read more
View ArticleGoogle, Redefining the One-Stop Shop
In a Wall Street Journal article, Emily Steel reports that Google is set to release a new tool which measures Internet use. Intended to help advertisers identify the best places to buy online ads, the...
View ArticleSocial Networking: A New Tool Pushed Back in Time by an Old Candidate
I just blasted away close to $2.8 billion in pork-barrel spending in three minutes using veto lasers and I'm only on level 2 with 4 McCains left. Not too shabby, right? This is all thanks to an...
View ArticleSen. McCain, Clarify Your Immigration Position
When John McCain returns from his trip to Colombia and Mexico, he needs to clarify where he stands on the very important issue of how to best fix our broken immigration system. Once a great leader on...
View ArticleWise Words About the Common Challenges Facing All of Us
On Thursday, the Washington Postpublished a very thoughtful op-ed, Global Action to Save Global Growth, by Secretary of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon. For those trying to define the narrative, the...
View ArticleEngage: Commanding the New Tools and Reestablishing Equanimity with the Netroots
San Francisco — On July 2, 4,391 people joined the group "Senator Obama - Please Vote NO on Telecom Immunity - Get FISA Right," expanding the group by fifty percent. The following day the group added...
View ArticlePeter Leyden Takes on New Challenges, NDN and NPI Wish Pete Well
Below is an announcement from Simon regarding the recent resignation of NPI Director Peter Leyden, who has moved on to tackle exciting new challenges. We all will miss Pete greatly and wish him well!...
View ArticleOld Man McCain: Updated, Revised and Worrisome
Over the last several months, I've written a series of essays about how U.S. Sen. John McCain was turning out to be one of the worst candidates we've ever seen run for President (for the latest see...
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