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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
Answering an old question on NY-29th
My suggestion would be to continue the build up of the “benches” in each county – local seats and positions that are “in play”- and focus on the long term build up of Democratic candidates. To succeed there, you will need to build up the Democratic County Committees – and your support in terms of infrastructure and fundraising would be a tremendous boost. Continue reading
Posted in Campaign 2008
Tagged Fighting 29th, fundraising, NY-29th, RochesterTurning
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Edwards and the Power of Words and Images
I would suggest that Edwards and others start talking in the tones of Clinton and Reagan – lead with a vision, a majestic honor (not too syrupy, please) and then follow with how things are wrong, why they are wrong and how to fix them. Continue reading
Posted in Campaign 2008
Tagged Campaign 2008, Clinton Global Initiative, Frank Luntz, John Edwards, Power of Words
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Mark Warner in secondLife
So I did not have the candidate correctly, but on Thursday, former Governor Mark Warner made an “campaign stop” in secondLife and had a terrific Q&A session with about 30 visitors in the session. Continue reading
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