David Brooks talks about geeks, tech, and politics; dreams of an Obama-Webb ticket; CQ's VP contest is over, and the winner is...; a new study suggests that HuffPo readers aren't as homogeneous as you think; two new projects hope to produce quality journalism with the help of their readers; chat with Obama fans on FriendFeed; the RNC launches a cool video contest; and anti-Mitch McConnell ads on two cheap gas sites.

David Brooks thinks the netroots' influence is on the wane; an anti-Hillary Facebook group has more supporters than its pro-Obama counterpart; more details about John Edwards' visit to Columbus, KY; James Kotecki writes about his experiences as one of the first videobloggers to cover the campaign; Ron Paul is raising a fair amount of money in an end-of-quarter fundraising sprint; and Fred Thompson no longer leads in the number of visits to candidate sites.