Obama: Don’t Fund the Outside Groups

By MikeConnery on May 14, 2008

Ben Smith at the Politico is now reporting what Matt Stoller blogged as rumor earlier this week: that the Obama campaign is telling progressive donors to withhold funds from “outside” 527 organizations. At this point it’s inclear whether this means all 527 organizations or all just the media organizations that might run negative campaigns in…

The Importance of Cultural Spaces

By MikeConnery on May 1, 2008

HeadCount operates by partnering with artists to help engage their fanbase and the live music scene. It’s a good strategy. Studies show that peer to peer organizing is the most effective way to engage people in the political process, and who are more our peers than those who listen to the same music and live…