For the past several months we have been getting our new Southern netroots site http://bluesunbelt.com up and running. We are in need of front pagers who can contribute diaries on politics and issues of the Southern and Sunbelt states that are our demographic focus area.
We need front pagers who can submit diaries on:
-Coverage of local, state, and federal races.
-Coverage of the presidential race.
-Coverage of progressive policy and issues.
-Diaries supporting candidates are welcome
-Diaries to organize local grassroots for candidates and causes.
-General diaries that are of interest to the progressive community.
-Cross posts from other sites are welcome
A few weeks ago, we discussed a few of the swearing-in parties for the 110th Congress in Washington, DC on Jan. 4th. If you're going to be in the area, add another one to your list: the first Netroots Swearing-In Party! Here's the lowdown:
WHAT: Netroots Swearing-In Party
WHERE: MCCXXIII, 1223 Connecticut Ave NW, DC Dupont Circle metro stop, south exit http://www.1223dc.co...
WHEN: Thursday, January 4 9PM 'til Midnight Champagne toast at 10PM (Courtesy of the New Organizing Institute)
The host committee will include Moveon.org's Tom Matzzie, Roz Lemieux of the New Organizing Institute, Chris Bowers and Matt Stoller of MyDD, Rep. Brad Miller (D-NC), Harry Reid aide Ari Rabin-Havt, and the Swing State Project's very own DavidNYC.
If you can make it out, stop by and join in on some good conversations and plenty of champagne!
UPDATE (David): If you're looking for other events to attend, check out this handy PDF I've compiled. Just one warning: Some of these events may be very private/very exclusive/require donations/require RSVPs, etc. So if you aren't sure, please call the campaign or organization in question.
We did the beta launch on December 1 of a new progressive netroots site BlueSunbelt.Com for the South and Sunbelt states. We are aiming for a formal launch on January 1. We have the site up and running and are in the process of working out any kinks before the formal launch. We need some testers who would like to post diaries and comments during the beta period.
Henry Bonilla (R,TX-23) failed to capture 50% of the vote. That means he'll face a runoff with none other than Ciro Rodriguez, whom we supported in a special election earlier in the year (that he did not win and left him in debt). Therefore, I demand (or politely beg) that we return Ciro to his rightful place on the Netroots Page. And while we're at it, can we add Karen Carter, who will be William Jefferson's democratic opponent in the runoff for LA-02?
