http://www.techpresident.com/blog/entry/4204/daily_digest_7_31_07 Comments for "Daily Digest: 7/31/07" en http://www.techpresident.com/blog/entry/4204/daily_digest_7_31_07#comment-963 <p>The above link puts Paul's minimum online spending as the third-lowest of all the candidates, and several degrees behind the party leaders. This should firmly debunk any lingering notion that Paul's unmatchable online presence is caused by a deliberate, organized focus and not simply a result of his passionate and growing support. Instead, it is the other candidates who are spending money and trying to play "catch-up."</p> Tue, 31 Jul 2007 13:58:43 -0400 edmondthehun comment 963 at http://www.techpresident.com http://www.techpresident.com/blog/entry/4204/daily_digest_7_31_07 <p><strong>The Web on the Candidates</strong></p> <p>The Hotline's <strong>Shira Toeplitz</strong> parsed FEC records compiled by <a href="http://www.PoliticalMoneyLine.com">PoliticalMoneyLine.com</a> and posted <a href="http://hotlineblog.nationaljournal.com/archives/2007/07/on_the_download_32.html">a breakdown</a> of how much the campaigns have spent online this year. The big spenders: Hillary Clinton and Mitt Romney, who have each spent over $1 million online this year. The list also includes consulting firms working with the candidates, and the names of web staffers (though their salaries aren't listed). </p> <p>The inimitable <strong>Colin Delany</strong> <a href="http://www.epolitics.com/2007/07/30/load-gun-point-at-own-head-shoot-republican-candidates-and-the-youtube-debate/">rounds up</a> the various discussions, critiques, and analyses of <a href="http://www.joinrudy2008.com/" title="JoinRudy2008 - Home">Rudy Giuliani</a> and <a href="http://www.mittromney.com/" title="Mitt Romney for President 2008">Mitt Romney's</a> decision not to, or maybe not to, participate in a YouTube debate in September. Delany approaches the issue with more nuance and depth than most mainstream journalists. As he winds his way through <strong>Jose Antontio Vargas</strong>' <a href="http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2007/07/26/but_dont_ask_him_on_youtube_1.html">reports</a>, Sarah Lai Stirland's blogging on Wired's <a href="http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2007/07/republican-cand.html">Threat Level blog</a> (it's all about the war, she says), a video submitted for the Democratic YouTube debate, and responses from <strong>Hugh Hewitt</strong>, <strong>Patrick Ruffini</strong>, <strong>Jeff Jarvis</strong>, and <strong>Danny Glover</strong>, a dense, bi-partisan critique emerges. All of these bloggers and writers are respectful of the candidates' wariness -- this is a very new medium, after all, and one with a superficial resemblance to "America's Funniest Home Videos" -- but also firm in their belief that we're experiencing a fundamental if incremental change in the way politics is practiced in America. As Patrick Ruffini says, it's not about snowmen. "If you think this is about snowmen, you are sadly mistaken. These aren’t frivolities. These are the fundamentals. Without fundamentals, we die."</p> <p><a href="http://www.techpresident.com/blog/entry/4204/daily_digest_7_31_07">read more</a></p> http://www.techpresident.com/blog/entry/4204/daily_digest_7_31_07#comment CNN debates Mike Huckabee Mitt Romney Rudy Giuliani YouTube Tue, 31 Jul 2007 11:12:39 -0400 Joshua Levy 4204 at http://www.techpresident.com