The Clinton Campaign's Full-Time Blogging Staff --->>>

[Stephanie]

FYI. The Clinton campaign has spent $178,000 on blog operations salaries so far this year.


Peter Daou
Crystal Patterson
Jesse Berney
Judd Legum
Nancy Eiring
Sarah Foy
Recardo Gibson
Jess O'Connell
Kevin Thurman

sources:
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/thefix/2006/06/sen_clintons_courts_blogospher.html
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/01/24/politics/main2395622.shtml
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/03/AR2007050302546_pf.html

[wndycty]

1. Why is this news?

This is a nationwide campaign, there are so many websites, so many states and a ton of developments. I would expect that team (and the teams of other candidates) to grow as the campaign goes on.

[havocmom]

4. Many, many people online are not up on a lot that goes on. There are innocents around.

They should have warnings that some passionate supporters of certain candidates are actually PAID PROMOTERS. They should have a chance to find out that they are reading ADVERTISEMENTS and not heartfelt comments by people just like them

[babylonsister]

6. Why isn't it? I'm glad no one questions me every time I post

something some might not be interested in (and that happens OFTEN). Why respond if you don't care?

[xultar]

2. That's me. I'm a paid blogger for HRC.

[DeepModem Mom]

12. You always crack me up, xultar.

You do great work, don't leave.:)

[xultar]

15. I'm just fuckin around today. But I gotta go bay-bay. Life is too short to

participate in this shit.

[MaineDem]

3. And the others haven't?

I know that all campaigns are using bloggers, whether their titles indicate it or not.

[durrrty libby]

5. Breaking News Alert:Candidates spend money on their campaigns

[Tellurian]

37. Oh... the HORROR!

some campaigns consider profit from the sales of their hats and stickers as donor/donations... :crazy:

[tandot]

7. $178,000??? Hey, the check I received was only for $177.000!

Who got the rest here?

[zabet]

8. ......

If he would run, I would 'whore for Gore' for free on the internet.

[sampsonblk]

13. If you think it, its the same as doing it

To borrow from Jimmy Carter.

So you are wishing to be a Gore Whore? Then you already are. :)

[zabet]

14. Woohoo!!!

Cannot wait to tell my folks I finally have a real job!!!! :rofl:

[xultar]

16. I would too. I'd also whore for any DEM running now.

[DeepModem Mom]

9. It's just occurred to me -- would paid posters be obnoxious?

Would this be the best way to spend a campaign's money, or would the goal be to "win friends and influence people"? This is something I know nothing about, but that question is what just came to my mind.

ON EDIT: I don't have any candidate or supporters in mind. And I like all the candidates, and would happily support any one of them.

[xultar]

17. No they wouldn't. They wouldn't want to risk being found out or messing it up

for their candidate.

[madrchsod]

10. i need a job....where do i apply?

i`ll work for food...

[Adelante]

11. So?

She's running for the Democratic nomination and is looking to build support among the netroots.

Oh, the humanity. :eyes:

[itsrobert]

18. Doesn't surprise me

I wonder how many different nicks they have on here?

[oasis]

19. "I'm in it to win it"---HRC.

Makes sense to me.

[Ethelk2044]

20. When someone brought this up on DU before about her paying for blogging

they(Hillary Supporters) thought it was made up.

:shrug:

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[oasis]

22. Now give us your estimate of how many paid Greens and GOP operatives post at DU.

:boring:

[Adelante]

23. Calling out DUers is against the rules

Just so you know.

[wyldwolf]

33. I was just out buying my wife a new Mercedes. Did I miss something?

[zulchzulu]

24. They never said that I had to support her, but the money's great!

Kidding...

:rofl:

[sandnsea]

25. All campaign bloggers are paid

Weren't all primary bloggers paid in 2003?

Except Pamela Leavey, the Kerry blogger who was probably the only true volunteer grassroots blogger and never got any credit for it.

[Adelante]

26. I don't know of any paid Clark bloggers in 2003

The people who ran the blog were paid, but they were technical. You can correct me if you know different, though, I might just not know about it. Dean paid Kos, I do remember. But paid bloggers, I thought, were rare in 2003 compared to 2008. They've become political consultants this time around as much as they are political bloggers.

[sandnsea]

27. Yeah, people who ran the blog, paid

Just like Pete with Hillary's campaign, and the rest of the staff. They're connected to the blog, technical and writing. Much of the primary campaigns' blog staff were paid in 2003. That wasn't true of the Kerry campaign in the primaries, it was volunteer.

[DrFunkenstein]

29. Shout Out for Pam!

The Kerry campaign had some really great people hustling for it.

[sandnsea]

30. Hey you!!

Do you know that there was only one or two posts a month about Kerry until - zip bam - he suddenly won Iowa!!

*sigh*

And, yeah, the Kerry campaign had some great people, you are definitely at the top of the list!!

[EFerrari]

28. So, these are the guys that will charge a big fee

not to change my mind.

lol

[Geek_Girl]

31. How do I get one of those jobs?

nt

[Stephanie]

34. I don't know.

Try Craigslist.

[illinoisprogressive]

32. We need to know the screen names to know who is the troll from Evita's campaign

But, concern trolls are a good start

[Hekate]

35. Each of these full-time workers received less than $20K in salary so far this year.At least we know

...they aren't getting rich off their jobs! (I divided $178,000 by 9) That sounds like an intern-type salary.

Are you saying Hillary Clinton shouldn't have a blogging staff or that she shouldn't be paying them at all? What's your point?

Hekate

[Stephanie]

36. I think many people might not be aware of it.

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