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Saturday, June 10, 2006

BLOGOSCOPY

YearlyKos 2006 Convention


'Gathering Highlights Power of the Blog

...The floors were filled with people, laptops perched on their legs, typing away.

…As became clear from the rather large and diverse crowd here, the blogosphere has become for the left what talk radio has been for the right: a way of organizing and communicating to supporters. Blogging is nowhere near the force among Republicans as it is among Democrats, and talk radio is a much more effective tool for Republicans.

"We don't spend a lot of time in cars, but we do spend a lot of time on the Internet," said Jerome Armstrong, a blogging pioneer and a senior adviser to Mr. Warner, who has been the most aggressive among the prospective 2008 candidates in courting this community.'
Posted at: 6/10/2006 10:10:00 AM