Another insider's story. But interesting reading for us political junkies. Trippi's first comment reflects what a lot of Dean supporters are saying--the Obama campaign took what we started and really made it work. However, his second is simply boneheaded. Kerry tried to use the same techniques the Dean campaign did and it never jelled for him because he wasn't the same candidate and didn't have the same campaign structure. The Obama campaign has balanced top-down and bottom-up ... More »

A solid combination of insight and fact-gathering from multiple credible sources. The extensive use of quotes from Steve Schmidt helps keep the article a level-headed analysis of the impact of new media (even though the real leaps and bounds have been made almost exclusively by the Obama campaign). Well sourced and insightful conclusion that the future of campaigning in this country is forever altered by 2008.

Charts how transformative Obama's campaign has been for American politics. Unfortunately, it's mostly reliant on the opinions of Republican and Democratic campaign strategists, and less on real facts or data, though there is some of this as well. A more comparative approach wiht last elections might have made more sense.

This story recounts the ways that campaigns have changed, particularly for President. The heavy emphasis is on the extensive use of the intenet for "communication", advertising and fund raising. The article is fair and has a variety of sources. It strikes me, however, as overly enthusiastic. As is noted near the end of the article, at the center of many of the changes was a candidate who excited people. Absent such a phenomenon, the changes may not stick -- or at least not work as well.

We'll all be studying how politics changed in 2008 for many years to come. Nagourney offers an intriguing first draft of what it all means.

This analysis includes a lot of expert opinions from people in the front lines from both sides of the aisle, such as Joe Trippi, Terry Nelson, and David Plouffe. Teh second graph about how the campaign has "rewritten the rules on how to reach voters, raise money, organize supporters, manage the news media, track and mold public opinion, and wage — and withstand — political attacks" is really quite descriptive, as is the quote by Mr. Ploluffe:"'Without the candidate who excites ... More »