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Ohio needs you

October 19th, 2008 · Comments

If it’s not clear to you why we must elect Barack Obama the next President of the United States, please watch Fmr Sec of State Colin Powell’s stirring endorsement of Obama’s campaign.
But while endorsements help win a news cycle or two, they don’t win campaigns. Here in Ohio, the most pivotal state in the 2004 [...]

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Tags: Politics

You-Political-Tube

August 25th, 2008 · Comments

SAI did a piece on McCain’s and Obama’s YouTube viewership today, and pointed out which is the real Internet savvy political machine: John McCain’s campaign.
These numbers really mean something to me, because they prove a feeling I’ve had for some time.
I don’t think Obama’s people *really* “GET” web video. At all.
With 7-house-gate last week, the [...]

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Tags: Web-trends · video

American Centurion

August 25th, 2008 · Comments

You may remember when my friend Josh Sugarman (and his organization TruthThroughAction.org) put out the short film “Blue Balled” a few months ago, and got it picked up on ABCNews, CNN, MSNBC, FOX, and The Huffington Post. It was a funny, effective (if kinda inappropriate) political message that hit McCain, well, below the belt.
Good thing [...]

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Tags: Ethics · Politics