Comments on: Easy As ABC? The Rightroots Get Ready To Find Out http://www.blogpi.net/easy-as-abc-the-netroots-are-ready-to-find-out Putting the blogosphere under a magnifying glass Fri, 5 Dec 2008 12:13:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: When Not to Blog About the White House at Blog P.I. http://www.blogpi.net/easy-as-abc-the-netroots-are-ready-to-find-out#comment-142072 When Not to Blog About the White House at Blog P.I. Mon, 11 Aug 2008 03:46:25 +0000 http://www.blogpi.net/easy-as-abc-the-netroots-are-ready-to-find-out#comment-142072 <p>[...] answer given reminds me a bit of the response I got in the summer of 2006 when I first wrote about the opening for a “Republican ActBlue”, viz., just wait. The [...]</p> [...] answer given reminds me a bit of the response I got in the summer of 2006 when I first wrote about the opening for a “Republican ActBlue”, viz., just wait. The [...]

]]> By: Rightroots, Big Red Tent and Slatecard: An Assessment at Blog P.I. http://www.blogpi.net/easy-as-abc-the-netroots-are-ready-to-find-out#comment-113636 Rightroots, Big Red Tent and Slatecard: An Assessment at Blog P.I. Mon, 03 Dec 2007 05:21:39 +0000 http://www.blogpi.net/easy-as-abc-the-netroots-are-ready-to-find-out#comment-113636 <p>[...] including the progressive, Democrat-supporting ActBlue, the conservative, Republican-aligned newcomer ABC PAC/Rightroots, attendant security issues and flawed coverage often (but not exclusively) in the Washington Post. [...]</p> [...] including the progressive, Democrat-supporting ActBlue, the conservative, Republican-aligned newcomer ABC PAC/Rightroots, attendant security issues and flawed coverage often (but not exclusively) in the Washington Post. [...]

]]> By: The XYZ of ABC? at Blog P.I. http://www.blogpi.net/easy-as-abc-the-netroots-are-ready-to-find-out#comment-14742 The XYZ of ABC? at Blog P.I. Tue, 09 Jan 2007 16:31:25 +0000 http://www.blogpi.net/easy-as-abc-the-netroots-are-ready-to-find-out#comment-14742 <p>[...] Last August the conservative blogosphere joined with Alexandria-based Campaign Solutions to address the GOP’s weakness in online fundraising. Already they were two years behind the Democratic pioneer in this space, ActBlue. The result was ABC PAC and Rightroots, and when I reviewed it upon launch, I found a lot to be desired: Rightroots is the only slate [of candidates] available; other interested parties have been told they’ll just have to wait. I’m told that eventually it will be brought up to parity with ActBlue: Bloggers will have a personal ID with the site to track their accounts, and ABC PAC will make it possible to donate to any federal GOP candidate (right now only high profile candidates are listed). … As yet, a proof of concept is really all it is: It’s more like a shareware demo that only lets you play the first level. [...]</p> [...] Last August the conservative blogosphere joined with Alexandria-based Campaign Solutions to address the GOP’s weakness in online fundraising. Already they were two years behind the Democratic pioneer in this space, ActBlue. The result was ABC PAC and Rightroots, and when I reviewed it upon launch, I found a lot to be desired: Rightroots is the only slate [of candidates] available; other interested parties have been told they’ll just have to wait. I’m told that eventually it will be brought up to parity with ActBlue: Bloggers will have a personal ID with the site to track their accounts, and ABC PAC will make it possible to donate to any federal GOP candidate (right now only high profile candidates are listed). … As yet, a proof of concept is really all it is: It’s more like a shareware demo that only lets you play the first level. [...]

]]> By: Elective RINO-plasty at Blog P.I. (beta) http://www.blogpi.net/easy-as-abc-the-netroots-are-ready-to-find-out#comment-67 Elective RINO-plasty at Blog P.I. (beta) Wed, 09 Aug 2006 01:47:49 +0000 http://www.blogpi.net/easy-as-abc-the-netroots-are-ready-to-find-out#comment-67 <p>[...] About « The Revolution Will Not Be Verified Easy As ABC? The Rightroots Get Ready To Find Out » [...]</p> [...] About « The Revolution Will Not Be Verified Easy As ABC? The Rightroots Get Ready To Find Out » [...]

]]> By: Liz Mair http://www.blogpi.net/easy-as-abc-the-netroots-are-ready-to-find-out#comment-62 Liz Mair Mon, 07 Aug 2006 02:03:34 +0000 http://www.blogpi.net/easy-as-abc-the-netroots-are-ready-to-find-out#comment-62 <p>Hey, WWB-- GOPPROGRESS isn't designed to compete with ABC PAC/Right Roots. In fact, we've encouraged our users to visit that site and contribute via it. In particular, we've highlighted the Steele, Kean and McGavick campaigns.</p> <p>There's no competition between GOPPROGRESS and ABC/Right Roots-- we support that initiative wholeheartedly! Just like we all still love RedState, even if Erick Erickson and I have had a few little disagreements over the last week or so!</p> <p>Right Roots is an awesome initiative precisely because it has identified good candidates who, as Erick Erickson has said, any Republican could be proud to support. That's right, any Republican-- moderate, conservative, or like me, libertarian-leaning.</p> Hey, WWB– GOPPROGRESS isn’t designed to compete with ABC PAC/Right Roots. In fact, we’ve encouraged our users to visit that site and contribute via it. In particular, we’ve highlighted the Steele, Kean and McGavick campaigns.

There’s no competition between GOPPROGRESS and ABC/Right Roots– we support that initiative wholeheartedly! Just like we all still love RedState, even if Erick Erickson and I have had a few little disagreements over the last week or so!

Right Roots is an awesome initiative precisely because it has identified good candidates who, as Erick Erickson has said, any Republican could be proud to support. That’s right, any Republican– moderate, conservative, or like me, libertarian-leaning.

]]> By: WWB http://www.blogpi.net/easy-as-abc-the-netroots-are-ready-to-find-out#comment-58 WWB Thu, 03 Aug 2006 03:56:13 +0000 http://www.blogpi.net/easy-as-abc-the-netroots-are-ready-to-find-out#comment-58 <p>Fair enough. And it's certainly <a href="http://technorati.com/search/http://www.gopprogress.com/" rel="nofollow">kicking the crap</a> out of <a href="http://www.gopprogress.com/" rel="nofollow">GOPProgress</a>.</p> Fair enough. And it’s certainly kicking the crap out of GOPProgress.

]]> By: Michael Turk http://www.blogpi.net/easy-as-abc-the-netroots-are-ready-to-find-out#comment-57 Michael Turk Thu, 03 Aug 2006 03:15:44 +0000 http://www.blogpi.net/easy-as-abc-the-netroots-are-ready-to-find-out#comment-57 <p>Not meaning to quibble with your assessment, but I think you're using a flawed yardstick to make your measurements.</p> <p>ActBlue has been in development for two years, and already raised north of six million dollars. To compare the functionality of a site that has been online for less than two full days, and which publicly states it is trying to put together funds for further development to a site like the one ActBlue is today is a bit disingenuous. That's the equivalent of comparing a start-up company in its first days to Microsoft.</p> <p>A better gauge would be to look at the early days of ActBlue. In its first two months, ActBlue raised just over $10,000 for candidates. ABCPAC has raised more than $20,000 for candidates in its first 36 hours. That's quite a comparison - especially when you consider the level of activity of Democrat blogs in 2004.</p> <p>Given full funding, full functionality and a full catalog of candidates, ABC PAC has the potential to meet and exceed what ActBlue has done - and we plan to do so.</p> Not meaning to quibble with your assessment, but I think you’re using a flawed yardstick to make your measurements.

ActBlue has been in development for two years, and already raised north of six million dollars. To compare the functionality of a site that has been online for less than two full days, and which publicly states it is trying to put together funds for further development to a site like the one ActBlue is today is a bit disingenuous. That’s the equivalent of comparing a start-up company in its first days to Microsoft.

A better gauge would be to look at the early days of ActBlue. In its first two months, ActBlue raised just over $10,000 for candidates. ABCPAC has raised more than $20,000 for candidates in its first 36 hours. That’s quite a comparison - especially when you consider the level of activity of Democrat blogs in 2004.

Given full funding, full functionality and a full catalog of candidates, ABC PAC has the potential to meet and exceed what ActBlue has done - and we plan to do so.

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