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A brief history of
netroots powerTwitter: @ravenb
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A brief timeline
~2002-2006: Establishment of power /playing defense 2006-2008: Rise of netroots institutions
2009-present: Struggling with governance
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Circa 2002-2006Establishment of power and playing defense
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The early landscape
Bush Presidency / extremely conservativegovernment
No left-wing voices in the media
Blogs began to criticize both the media andthe government
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Daous Triangle
Read: http://techpresident.com/daous_triangle
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Bushs Social Security
PrivatizationPlaying defense
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2006-2008Rise of Netroots Institutions
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Key Netroots
Institutions Act Blue: Transparent, easy fundraising~$261M raised since 2004
Research and Communications (ThinkProgress, Media Matters, listservs) Online campaigning (MoveOn.org, PCCC,
Color of Change, Change.org) Infrastructure Building (Netroots Nation,
New Organizing Institute, DFA)
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Key Netroots Trends
Professionalization of the netroots
Migration of netroots activists into party
organizations
Mastering online campaigning + integrationof offline tactics
Increased political clout Better access to technology
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2009 to PresentStruggling with governance
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Whats possible with
infrastructure andcoordination?
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Notable successes
LGBT Rights: Dont Ask, Dont Tell +advances in marriage equality
Protecting the Internet: Stopping SOPA/PIPAbills
Media accountability: Lou Dobbs and GlennBeck
Transparency campaigns: ALEC Exposed
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How does this apply to
your work?Twitter: @ravenb
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