Thirty Democratic operatives -- pollsters, consultants and spokespeople -- will launch the "California Majority Report" at midnight Tuesday at www.camajorityreport.com. The big launch party is Tuesday night at Mason's in downtown Sacramento, complete with a "special guest," former Gov. Gray Davis.
Oh wow! Gray Davis... (yawn), how exciting. Heh, I guess it's good that he's keeping busy, anyway, the site CA Majority Report is billed as an alternative to the right wing Flash Report. Which is fine, I mean i'm all for more voices being added to the discussion, but it is interesting that the story acts like it's coming out of a vaccuum and totally ignores the previously existing California blogosphere.
more on this below, including some action:
It's a known fact that grassroots politics in California is a tough business.
If any grassroots groups are recognized at all, (rare) frequently it's to be called Kos Kidz, blogonistas, you name it... and that's from the people on "our" side.
Don't even get me started on the Republicans.
Now i'm sure some people may decry this as sour grapes since GovernorPhil.com is still relatively new. But i'm not trying to court the WAAAAAAAAAH vote here, just pointing out some serious omissions. It reminds me of the fawning coverage of Pajamas media. Which, if you had believed the hype, you might even believe was the first such site in existence, totally ignoring the work of the rest of the established blogosphere.
Dan Ancona's letter to Kevin pretty much says it all:
Hi Kevin,Just a quick note on the Democratic weblog that's about to launch; your
report made it sound like this was the first lefty weblog focused in
California, but really it's just the first one by insiders. The insiders
have been behind the curve, but us outsiders have been pretty far in
front of it! These six sites are already out there and doing great:Speak Out California <http://speakoutca.org/weblog>
California Progress Report <http://www.californiaprogressreport.com>
Alliance for a Better CA <http://www.betterca.com>
PowerPac Blog <http://www.powerpac.org/blog>
Courage Campaign <http://couragecampaign.org>
Calitics <http://www.calitics.com/frontPage.do>There's also http://governorphil.com/ - a grassroots site supporting
Phil Angelides, in the mold of the LamontBlog and RaisingKaine, two
grassroots sites that have made big impacts in CT and VA races. We're
happy to have another site with news from the inside, of course - we're
expecting CAMajorityReport to be a terrific addition to the expanding
and vibrant discussion already in progress.Thanks!
Dan Ancona
Director of Internet Operations
Speak Out California
Right on man, couldn't agree more:
If you agree and feel like writing as well, (i'm writing now), e-mail kyamamura@sacbee.com
Or... even better... a Letter to the Editor:
The Sacramento Bee
2100 Q Street
P.O. Box 15779
Sacramento, CA 95816
-C.
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