Internet Fosters Local Political Movements

[Thom Little]

Really good article here. Do click the link and read the whole thing because the limited amount I'm allowed to copy and paste here just doesn't tell the story.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/P/PEOPLE_DRIVEN_POLITICS?SITE=VARIT&SECTION=US



Frustrated by government and empowered by technology, Americans are filling needs and fighting causes through grass-roots organizations they built themselves - some sophisticated, others quaintly ad hoc. This is the era of people-driven politics.

From a homemaker-turned-kingmaker in Pittsburgh to dog owners in New York to a "gym rat" here in southwest Florida, people are using the Internet to do what politicians can't - or won't - do.

This is their story, but it's also an American story because ordinary folks are doing the extraordinary to find people with similar interests, organize them and create causes and connections.

"People are just beginning to realize how much power they have," said Chris Kofinis, a Democratic consultant who specializes in grass-roots organizing via the Internet.

[Doctor_J]

1. Good article - rec