Bloomberg Hearts Bruno 250,000 Times

It's "Circle the wagons" time (0.00 / 0)

One thing the republicans have is cash...short on ideas and compassion and common sense, but they've got tons of cash.


We've got some work ahead of us.

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by: NYBri @ Sun Jan 28, 2007 at 16:35:01 PM UTC

Yes, but... (0.00 / 0)

The Democrats in New York have tons of cash, too.  I wouldn't be surprised if some wealthy Dem donor drops a "bomb" of similar or equal value on behalf of Spitzer's candidate.

Which makes me wonder just how effective the "netroots" strategy can be in this state. 

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by: NYCO @ Sun Jan 28, 2007 at 19:58:31 PM UTC

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guess we're about to find out. (0.00 / 0)

this is very much an experiment and i'd be lying to you if i said we weren't pretty much making this up as went along.


TODAY is day one. It always is.

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by: phillip anderson @ Sun Jan 28, 2007 at 20:39:21 PM UTC

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NY-Ed PAC (0.00 / 0)

is already putting $250,000 into the race.

I think the play for the netroots is turning out volunteers.  The WFP is putting together the election day plan for this race and we're going to need a ton of bodies on the ground, so the chance is there.  More on this early next week.

I still think the blograiser is exciting though and I'm curious to see how much it brings in.

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by: SteveWFP @ Sun Jan 28, 2007 at 21:05:25 PM UTC

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Netroots (4.00 / 2)

To assume that the emergent NY netroots will be ineffective in the face of big money is to misunderstand the role and history of the netroots thus far.

In many cases, the netroots have been characterized by insurgency (primary challenges,targeting "safe" R seats, etc.). Our candidates are rarely the anointed few, and are therefore unable to tap into vast institutional resources.

What they do have going for them is an army of committed progressives. Sure, they need money, and the small contributions they attract will never match corporate money. But candidates backed by the netroots have at their disposal a nexus of information and messaging that can out-maneuver much better funded opponents.

Media darlings Sens. Tester and Webb were victorious in their primary and general elections, despite being out-funded both rounds. Neither of them had the backing of the Democratic Party in the primary. What carried them were aggressive campaigns fueled by the combined strength of the grassroots and netroots.

I'm not saying we can work miracles overnight, but in its brief history, the netroots movement has accomplished great things. The local blogospheres are only starting to emerge, especially here in New York. I must say, this stuff is a lot of fun :)

Peter King writes me Nasty Letters.

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by: tzfoley @ Mon Jan 29, 2007 at 03:21:58 AM UTC

It is fun... (0.00 / 0)

...and we are on the move.

Much more to come in the weeks and months to come. Stay tuned and get involved right here.

We've got some work ahead of us.

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by: NYBri @ Mon Jan 29, 2007 at 04:50:43 AM UTC

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