Bloggers are involved, confusing the whole issue of what is real and what is not real. If anyone tries to figure out who is tied to what campaign or what group (there is another called Demcracy Alliance) then they are ignored or hushed.
http://www.ndnpac.org/npi/Here are the founders of it:
http://www.ndnpac.org/npi/statements/05-10-05_npi_announce.html"NPI will have its primary offices in the Bay Area and Washington, DC, but will draw on a network of Fellows from across the country. Staff and Fellows will attempt to modernize the practice of progressive politics through presentations, private and public briefings and commentary in the media. NPI will hold its first conferences this fall in the Bay Area and Washington, DC.
NPI’s founding team includes Sergio Bendixen, Jamie Daves, Gina Glantz, Markos Moulitsas Zuniga, Mark Penn, Cecile Richards, Simon Rosenberg, Joe Trippi and Theo Yedinsky. President Bay Area philanthropists Andy and Deborah Rappaport have provided NPI a substantial start-up grant. NPI is also pleased to have The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) as a major partner in the start-up phase of this exciting new venture.
NPI’s first several projects will include a new report on the Hispanic electorate by NPI Fellow Sergio Bendixen, a new major report on building a new majority coalition by prominent pollster and strategist Mark Penn and a report on the future of progressive media by NPI Fellow Jamie Daves. NPI will also be showcasing the internet television technology of a new start-up, Participatory Culture (www. participatoryculture.org)."
For example, are they part of the new Third Way network of Media? Who knows. Third Way does not list theirs.
I realize it is how the Republicans built their network, without calling attention to it. However, it can be very confusing to your own party as well.