BlogHer and Politics
As Zephyr Teachout just wrote on TechPresident,
“As Gina Kooper [sic] (of YearlyKos) just said, “I’m stunned.” I’m at the one of the largest blogging conference by bloggers for bloggers in the world (at the Navy Pier in Chicago), the largest conference of women bloggers in the world, and only two candidates have sent representatives: Edwards and Clinton. “You can see who cares about you,” Kooper said.No other candidate sent a representative. I’m in the very active politics track (a hundred or so in the room right now), and the candidates who aren’t here are foolish. Its like walking past an oil field. I’m stunned, too.”
I’m not stunned, but I am sad. On the plus side, we had just a fantastic show from Emily’s List, Planned Parenthood, Kim Gandy, NOW’s President, plus visionaries like Esther Dyson and Faye Anderson.
But we’re just starting out on our political trajectory. Here’s an update from our “Earn Our Votes” session this morning.
By summer 2008, when the two general election nominees are going to be battling it out for women voters, swing voters and otherwise, I have no doubt campaigns will be paying dearly for the eyeballs of vocal, active, women voters.
Corporate American gets the value of this audience: main conference sponsors are GM, Google, Dove, Yahoo!, etc. Why don’t candidates compete for this audience in the same way? What’s missing? Is it just too early? Wrong state?
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Morra Aarons-Mele utilizes social media strategies to help employers, employees and communities connect. She also consults with leading organizations on how women can use the internet for professional and personal development. In her spare time, Morra enjoys blogging about women and politics. Read her full bio >>
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