Tom Curry @ MSNBC has an article on the continuing saga of the political blogosphere post Paul Hackett. Swing State Project’s Bob Brigham has already formed a PAC and recruited members of Hackett’s ground staff to work on the special election to replace Rep. Chris Cox of California. Got to give him credit for hustle.

I do have a problem with what NDN’s Simon Rosenberg has to say in the article:

The blogosphere’s most profound impact in Ohio was its ability to raise money and to give Hackett the tools to get his voice heard, when traditionally a candidate like that would never have had that kind of money and simply wouldn’t have been competitive.


Blogosphere or no blogosphere the race was always very competitive. Money is very nice but it isn’t a magic bullet. The reason why the campaign was so competative was because of Paul Hackett, Jean Schmidt and the state of the state of Ohio.

(via Wonkette)