About Political Gastronomica
Political Gastronomica is a discourse on technology and online activism - how the marketplace of governing and ideas is improving with the efficiencies of the Internet.
Author Sanford Dickert, former CTO of John Kerry for President Campaign, works with political campaigns, non-profits and private companies from the Fortune 500 to startups.
Dickert leverages online community engagement techniques and technical vision for brand and message management through effective application of social media and organizational processes.
Category Archives: Campaign 2008
Sen. McCain on John Stewart….what the?!?
I have never been a proponent of the war (I used to argue with my Sephardic family members against the run up to the invasion), I can understand the logic presented. If General Abizaid is going to accomplish the effort of nation building (which former Governor George W. Bush claimed we would never do in the Presidential debates of 2000), then having the Sword of Damocles (read: pending timetables) will not help accomplish the task of bringing peace to the region. McCain’s claim is that we have brought this on ourselves (the poorly architected plan for the invasion), but it is our obligation to clean up the mess we have brought (“In for a penny, in for a pound”) to the region and the world. Continue reading
Posted in Campaign 2008
Tagged Campaign 2008, John McCain, War in Iraq
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Florida moving on up…
Reading the New York Times, I saw the following article on Florida’s work on moving the date of their primary: Continue reading
Posted in Campaign 2008
Tagged Campaign 2008, Florida Primary, Jeremy Ring
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Vilsack to step out of the race…
Governor Tom Vilsack to drop out of the 2008 Presidential race – while I understand the reason (unable to raise the $20M initial anty), I am saddened by his decision. As a Governor and as a pioneer in this campaign, Governor Vilsack did a wonderful job making a splash for reaching out and building excellent connections with supporters through his online campaign. I wish him well in his other pursuits – and congratulations on a good effort. Continue reading
Posted in Campaign 2008
Tagged Campaign 2008, Presidential Race 2008, Tom Vilsack
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Move it and you lose it…
After working a couple of campaigns in Florida (and growing up there), Florida is a microcasm of the United States – with every major population having a geographic region within the state. Why wouldn’t it be appropriate for the state to have an influential primary? And, since the candidates are often making junkets to South Florida and other affluent parts of the state, it makes perfect sense to make it a place for primary election efforts. I wish Senator Ring’s efforts success. Continue reading
Posted in Campaign 2008
Tagged early primary, Florida Primary, Jeremy Ring
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Making the Grade: John McCain
This is a bit of a disappointment – from the front-runner of the Republicans, especially making a claim of being the leader in the online engagement effort. Even their site is missing basic search engine fundamentals and has a major risk feature – aside from their personalization sites. One lesson learned in the 2004 election was to not place a search box on the website, since google already provides it, it takes up unnecessary space, exposes mistakes if not tracked properly and the feature is almost superfluous. And, in looking at the code behind the webpages, it is going to be difficult to have google crawl through. A poor showing, IMHO. Senator McCain, I look forward to your future revisions. Continue reading
Posted in Campaign 2008
Tagged Campaign 2008, Campaign Websites, John McCain, johnmccain.com
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