February 27, 2005

Senate Campaign Blogging

Regular readers know I've been urging candidates running for the GOP nomination for the Tennessee U.S. Senate seat that comes open next year as a result of the retirement of Bill Frist to incorporate blogging into their campaign strategy and to make a blog a part of their campaign website and the nexus of a hub of blogs by bloggers who favor that candidate.

So far, none have, but it's early. Meanwhile, I have just run across a new blog, Blogging for Bryant, by two bloggers who support former U.S. Rep. Ed Bryant's candidacy. The bloggers, whose identity is not disclosed, say the blog is not associated with the campaign. They say they intend to make Blogging for Bryant "a clearinghouse for all things related to the 2006 Tennessee Senate race" and promise to "scour the web for all the news and opinion out there on what is shaping up to be one of the most watched Senate races in the nation."

The campaign will be blogged. The only question is, which candidates will be savvy enough to connect with the blogosphere?

In a related story, Memphis Flyer political commentator Jackson Baker is not convinced that U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn really has decided not to run for the Senate seat. He's scrutinized her recent letter that most everyone read as a declaration that she won't run for the Senate and finds that ... that is not exactly what she said.

Interesting.