The GOP's PR Monopoly

[yeswecanseattle]

For the past two elections the Democratic nominee has been coined the "most liberal member of the senate", by our MSM. This is thanks to the National Journal, a right-wing publication. The list that comes out every year has very little factually basis. Like clock work, fox trumpets the Journal's report every election cycle, and the ridiculously poor journalism snow balls on to every cable news network.

We see this all the time. The right is making the left look silly in the PR game. How can we break the GOP's PR monopoly?

[blogslut]

1. Welcome to the Internet

Here's a snip of a recent PEW study:

http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/252/report_display.asp

A record-breaking 46% of Americans have used the internet, email or cell phone text messaging to get news about the campaign, share their views and mobilize others. And Barack Obama's backers have an edge in the online political environment.

Furthermore, three online activities have become especially prominent as the presidential primary campaigns have progressed: First, 35% of Americans say they have watched online political videos--a figure that nearly triples the reading the Pew Internet Project got in the 2004 race.

Second, 10% say they have used social networking sites such as Facebook or MySpace to gather information or become involved. This is particularly popular with younger voters: Two-thirds of internet users under the age of 30 have a social networking profile, and half of these use social networking sites to get or share information about politics or the campaigns...

The MSM is losing its influence. The right is way behind the left when it comes to online discussion, information sharing, community organization and political discussion.

The revolution is not being televised.

[yeswecanseattle]

2. They do pretty well there too

IE Barack Obama is a Muslim email.

[blogslut]

4. We're working on that

But the world will always have its fair share of suckers.

[Gabi Hayes]

3. and ya know who's behind the math on that little determination?

none other than Bill Schneider, CNN number cruncher and AEI senior fellow

http://www.aei.org/scholars/scholarID.53/scholar.asp

how conveeeeenient