On Mon, Feb. 11, 2008, Ron Paul's Finance Director Jonathan Bydlak and Internet Director Justine Lam spoke to GWU's Internet & Politics class about online fundraising.
In this video Bydlak describes one moment of tension between Ron Paul staff and supporters -- resulting in a supporter calling him an idiot in the L.A. Times (but also resulting in the campaign raising a lot of money).
On Mon, Feb. 11, 2008, Ron Paul's Finance Director Jonathan Bydlak and Internet Director Justine Lam spoke to GWU's Internet & Politics class about online fundraising.
In this video Bydlak says the Obama campaign comes closest to the Ron Paul techniques, but even they are too top down with their online tools.
On Monday, April 7, 2008, RedState.com founder Michael Krempasky and former RNC e-Campaigns Director Patrick Ruffini spoke to George Washington University's Internet & Politics class.
Here, Mike Krempasky highlights a few successes he's most proud of -- including Rathergate and Supreme Court fights.
On Monday, April 7, 2008, RedState.com founder Michael Krempasky and former RNC e-Campaigns Director Patrick Ruffini spoke to George Washington University's Internet & Politics class.
Here, Patrick Ruffini describes how the Bush 2004 campaign used cutting-edge online tools to beat Dems. (And mentions how $30 million was a "small amount of money" to the campaign!)
On Mon, Feb. 11, 2008, Ron Paul's Finance Director Jonathan Bydlak and Internet Director Justine Lam spoke to GWU's Internet & Politics class about online fundraising.
In this video Lam explains how a big key to online success is to not be top-down. Other candidates tried to replicate things that Paul supporters successfully did, but it was less authentic and successful.
On Monday, April 7, 2008, RedState.com founder Michael Krempasky and former RNC e-Campaigns Director Patrick Ruffini spoke to George Washington University's Internet & Politics class.
Here, Ruffini says that bloggers tend to be older -- citing gray hair at the Yearly Kos convention as an example. He also said Obama bypassed the netroots to get to youth.
On March 3, 2008, Jerome Armstrong (founder of MyDD.com and co-author of Crashing the Gate) spoke to the Internet & Politics class at George Washington University.
In this clip he describes how he first started blogging, and offers a couple tips for what it takes to be a good blogger.
On Mon, Feb. 11, 2008, Ron Paul's Finance Director Jonathan Bydlak and Internet Director Justine Lam spoke to GWU's Internet & Politics class about online fundraising.
In this video Bydlak describes how the initial stabs at Ron Paul fundraising, before things got big.
On Mon, Feb. 11, 2008, Ron Paul's Finance Director Jonathan Bydlak and Internet Director Justine Lam spoke to GWU's Internet & Politics class about online fundraising.
In this video Bydlak describes how he first got involved with the Ron Paul campaign.
On March 10, 2008, Matt Stoller (founder of OpenLeft.com) spoke to the Internet & Politics class at George Washington University.
In this clip, Matt says Bush-Dog Democrats don't fit their district when they sell out to corporate lobbyists. And so it makes sense to primary them or exert pressure.
On Monday, April 7, 2008, RedState.com founder Michael Krempasky and former RNC e-Campaigns Director Patrick Ruffini spoke to George Washington University's Internet & Politics class.
Here, a student asks if they think the media's liberal, and if so how do they explain the media assisting Bush and Cheney in the march to war with Iraq. Krempasky wasn't amused...
On Mon, Feb. 11, 2008, Ron Paul's Finance Director Jonathan Bydlak and Internet Director Justine Lam spoke to GWU's Internet & Politics class about online fundraising.
In this video Lam describes how the Ron Paul website was a hub that utilized pre-existing tools (like Meetup), not a brand new social networking site.
On Monday, April 7, 2008, RedState.com founder Michael Krempasky and former RNC e-Campaigns Director Patrick Ruffini spoke to George Washington University's Internet & Politics class.
Here, Patrick Ruffini describes his background -- including stints at the RNC, Bush campaign, and as a consultant. Court fights.
On Mon, Feb. 11, 2008, Ron Paul's Finance Director Jonathan Bydlak and Internet Director Justine Lam spoke to GWU's Internet & Politics class about online fundraising.
In this video Lam explains how the Ron Paul campaign let supporters make the video for the YouTube debate -- saying what they made was better than what the campaign could have paid for.
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