One of the fascinating elements of the current House Majority Leader race is the degree to which the candidates have taken an active interest in bloggers to build support for their runs. I have been receiving numerous e-mails, for example, from John Boehner’s office.
Today there were conference calls from the three candidates, Boehner, Blunt and Shadegg, which were set up for bloggers. I was invited to at least one of them, but didn’t have time to participate.
Dale Franks at QandO, did, however, and reviews all three here and provides an unendorsement of one of the candidates.
James Joyner also participated and reviews the calls: Shadegg, Boehner, Blunt and provides links to other commentary as well.
Boehner must have read that Washington Post story about how great conservative blogs are. I’m a blogger and I’ve never seen him around. Until now.
Maybe now that he realizes he is no media darling, he’s turning to the blogs as a way to get his own uncensored baloney to the masses.
I don’t think it’s going to work. Boehner is in bed with Sallie Mae, but students all over America are the only ones getting screwed. And now everybody knows about it
For the record, I’m a republican.
- Nancy
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