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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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