http://www.eyeon08.com/2007/08/07/youtube-gop-success-several-different-ways/ Covering the 2008 election Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:03:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 http://www.eyeon08.com/2007/08/07/youtube-gop-success-several-different-ways/#comment-35220 Tue, 07 Aug 2007 17:03:16 +0000 http://www.eyeon08.com/2007/08/07/youtube-gop-success-several-different-ways/#comment-35220 [...] Ultimately it’s probably inevitable that all the candidates will participate. The candidates’ change of heart is coming about in part because of the work of Patrick Ruffini and his “Save the Debate” effort. Ruffini, one of the GOP’s most tech-savvy strategists, has argued that Republicans are being “outperformed” online and are in danger of losing the youth vote by a huge margin. As blinkered as the Republicans have been in office, they’re pretty smart politicians, and I don’t think they’ll continue to leave their online/youth flank completely unprotected. And as Soren Dayton notes, the whole thing could work out somewhat in the GOP’s favor, given that by the time the debate happens in November or December, a lot more people will be paying attention. [...] […] Ultimately it’s probably inevitable that all the candidates will participate. The candidates’ change of heart is coming about in part because of the work of Patrick Ruffini and his “Save the Debate” effort. Ruffini, one of the GOP’s most tech-savvy strategists, has argued that Republicans are being “outperformed” online and are in danger of losing the youth vote by a huge margin. As blinkered as the Republicans have been in office, they’re pretty smart politicians, and I don’t think they’ll continue to leave their online/youth flank completely unprotected. And as Soren Dayton notes, the whole thing could work out somewhat in the GOP’s favor, given that by the time the debate happens in November or December, a lot more people will be paying attention. […]

]]> http://www.eyeon08.com/2007/08/07/youtube-gop-success-several-different-ways/#comment-35218 Tue, 07 Aug 2007 15:49:49 +0000 http://www.eyeon08.com/2007/08/07/youtube-gop-success-several-different-ways/#comment-35218 [...] Patrick Ruffini and I are quoted in the article, lauding the work of conservatives who pressured Republican candidates to not walk away from this historic opportunity to reach America’s youth. (Patrick deserves the credit for his Save the Debate petition.) Meanwhile, Soren Dayton thinks there’s a tremendous opportunity for Republicans to use this debate to their advantage. One way is to submit your question today.  Posted at 11:49 AM in Politics, Clippings         Save to Del.icio.us         Share on Facebook [...] […] Patrick Ruffini and I are quoted in the article, lauding the work of conservatives who pressured Republican candidates to not walk away from this historic opportunity to reach America’s youth. (Patrick deserves the credit for his Save the Debate petition.) Meanwhile, Soren Dayton thinks there’s a tremendous opportunity for Republicans to use this debate to their advantage. One way is to submit your question today.  Posted at 11:49 AM in Politics, Clippings         Save to Del.icio.us         Share on Facebook […]

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