Tag: Blogs

It seems that just about every major newspaper maintains one or more political blogs these days. (And many smaller papers do as well.) Tell us about your favorite newspaper blogs, whether national or local, which focus on SSP-style electoral politics in comments.

There are so many good state & local blogs these days. Which are some of your favorites?

I think there’s no question that local & regional blogs played an important role in many races this year – and I think this trend is only going to grow. And in many cases, these local blogs didn’t just have an impact on the online community, but they also drove crucial offline coverage as well.

Some good examples would include the folks at Blue Jersey, who busted a staffer for Republican Tom Kean for posing as a concern troll; the trio of NH blue bloggers (Blue Granite, NH-02 Progressive, and Yankee Doodler) who also nailed a concern troll who was Charlie Bass’s no. 2 staffer; and the Virginia bloggers (principally Raising Kaine) who played a big role in getting Jim Webb to toss his hat into the ring.

There are many other great sites I could point to as well (Take19, the Idaho bloggers, the North Carolina bloggers), but I’m just one guy and there are only so many blogs I’m familiar with. So I’d like to ask all of you: What are some of your favorite local blogs, whether they cover a particular state, city, region or Congressional district? Please post links in comments. Even if some of your favorites are blogs I’ve already mentioned, I’d love to know why you like them as well.

And, of course, have a great Thanksgiving!