TellYourFriendstoVote.org is a project the Patriot Group's online division launched for Texans for Rick Perry. On the site, one person sends another person an e-mail message embedded within a graphic. We launched in a few days before early voting. With very little promotion, the site had 47,290 users in the 10 days for Early Voting and the 5 days leading up to the primary election day.  read more »

Laylin Copelin, of the Austin American-Statesman, posed several clear, direct questions to me about why conservatives are behind Democrats in online communication. The Statesman published today, www.statesman.com/news/content/region/legislature/stories/07/18/0718conservatives.html

The headline says it all, conservatives ARE playing catch-up. That's a snapshot of today. Conservatives are behind because they've never needed to be ahead in the online communications game. Since the growth of Web sites, search engines and e-mail, conservatives have held Congress, the White House and many of the top offices at the state level. Democrats are ahead because they are reaping what they sowed. For 10 years, Democrats have been fostering online communities with a dialog in a medium that engages voters and galvanizes audiences.

But the times they are a changing.

Today, I'm going to live blog for an hour with Laylin Copelin at www.statesman.com, beginning at 11 a.m. CST. I have opinions about how and when conservatives can 'catch up' and what the current buzz in the liberal blogosphere will mean in November's elections.  read more »