I believe the bloggers on our side will hold Nicco Mele accountable.

[madfloridian]

For his support of John McCain, he was taken off the board of NOI. Their statement:

"Statement from Rosalyn Lemieux, Executive Director of the New Organizing Institute, on the removal of Nicco Mele from the NOI Advisory Board

"The New Organizing Institute has removed Nicco Mele from its Advisory Board after learning that Mele will be supporting John McCain if he should run for president. Senator McCain's record is radically out-of-step with the values of most Americans—and certainly inconsistent with the values of the NOI."

This is who they are:
http://www.neworganizing.com/inauguraltraining.php

Swing State Project is having its say:
http://www.swingstateproject.com/2006/08/do_no_use_echod.php

Markos has his say:
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/8/24/193540/574

But the bright spot for Nicco Mele is that Bull Moose is supporting him. He is shocked, shocked I tell you, at all us liberal folk who are criticizing Nicco.

http://bullmooseblogger.blogspot.com/2006/08/in-praise-of-independence.html

"On a couple of occasions, the Moose has had the pleasure of speaking with Nicco Mele, one of the architects of Howard Dean's Presidential web site. He struck the Moose as a talented, affable, independent fellow. And he has now admirably elicited the opprobrium of the nutroots blogosphere.

What is Nicco's great "sin" that has so inflamed the puerile keyboarders of the left? He has earned their scorn for signing on with the potential Presidential campaign of John McCain. Allow Nicco explain his move,

"After Sen. McCain lost the Republican primary in 2000, I traveled with him as part of a group of campaign finance reform staffers as we criss-crossed the country working to secure support for the McCain-Feingold bill. I have long admired Sen. McCain's work on campaign finance reform and his independent streak. If Sen. McCain runs for president, he's got my support."

One would think that Nicco's explanation would win the accolades of progressives who supposedly shared his desire to clean up the campaign finance system. But no, these so called liberal and open minded commissars are convening a nutroot inquisition for his alleged apostasy."

Well, hot diggity, welcome back Moose. Guess what, Bull Moose, Nicco has the trust and private details of many of our progressive groups. He had their trust, I should say.

Here are the campaigns and groups that trust/trusted him.
http://www.echoditto.com/services

[AX10]

1. This is going to be a problem for us in 2008. So-called Democrats...

are going to support extreme Neo-Con McCain. What do we do?

[blm]

2. Total hogwash from Nicco, imo. And left bloggers need to wake up about

something VERY IMPORTANT that they tend to gloss over. McCain-Feingold was a PIECE OF SHIT BILL that garnered alot of the media attention when the real discussion should have been focused on Clean Money, Clean Elections public financing of campaign bill put up by the REAL REFORM TEAM of Kerry and Wellstone.

Why did the media cast McCain as the hero of that reform? Did it suit a purpose for them?

Why do bloggers on the left repeat that McCain-Feingold was such a great reform hogwash when it was NOT?

Great update on the situation, mf. I think it's going to become a bigger issue the closer we get to 2007.

[madfloridian]

4. I agree.

He has a right to support whomever he wishes, but his progressive clients should be aware.

[Howardx]

3. we are democrats

we work for other democrats not republicans, if youre supporting a republican for president youre not a democrat anymore. its simple really

[madfloridian]

5. Echo Ditto has these companies.

http://www.echoditto.com/services


Air America Radio
Alliance For Security
Ashoka: Innovators For The Public
Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Barack Obama's U.S. Senate Campaign
Campaign For America's Future
Chris Bell for Governor
Clinton Global Initiative
DearJonStewart.com
Defenders of Wildlife
DeStefano for Connecticut
Gov. Jennifer Granholm's Gubernatorial Campaign
Independent World Television
Just $6
Miramax Books
NoIraqDraft.com
NRECA
PurpleOcean.org (a project of SEIU)
Rock The Vote
Rosie.com
Seth Godin
Seventh Generation
Since Sliced Bread
U.N. World Food Programme
World Trade Center Memorial Foundation
Youth Venture

George Allen does not belong in public service

[MH1]

6. Glad to hear about NOI.

Bull Moose, not so much.

(let's not talk about how McCain-Feingold was not very good "campaign finance reform" anyway. Hardly surprising many progressives don't give a lot of props to him for it.)

[madfloridian]

7. Nicco taking leave of absence from EchoDitto. Kind of sad.

But definitely necessary in this case. With so many progressive clients, it just would not work.

http://www.echoditto.com/node/948

posted by Harish Rao
August 25, 2006 - 8:40pm

"Nicco's recent post about his support for Senator John McCain has caused quite a lot of ruckus. We at EchoDitto disagree with his decision. While Nicco does not work for Senator McCain, his support for a possible McCain candidacy runs contrary to many of our core beliefs at EchoDitto.

As a firm, EchoDitto is committed to progressive campaigns and organizations. We started in the political space and have been privileged to work with a lot of progressive candidates and campaigns as well as clients in the non-profit and corporate spaces. We're proud of the work we've done over the past three years with our partners, and we look forward to all the great work ahead.

Everyone in this world has to follow their own heart. Nicco has agreed to, effective immediately, take a leave of absence from our company. We hope he takes some time to re-consider his position. I am assuming Nicco's responsibilities for the duration of his leave of absence.

On a personal note, Nicco is, in addition to being my business partner, my best friend. As an individual and as my friend, I support him tremendously. He is of extraordinary character and integrity."

Nicco working during the Dean Campaign.



His partner is correct, he's a good guy. But he was right to take the leave.

[Hawkeye-X]

8. If I was Nicco's business parter

I'd buy his shares and force him out.

This scumbag has no business being in the progressive arena if he's supporting McCain.

Hawkeye-X