About This Blog
Blogs are popping up all over politics. Most of the Democratic candidates for president have added them to their websites.
Why? What's so different about blogs that so many people have turned to them as a source of news and community? Is this just another Internet fad (remember push media?) that will be nothing but a fond memory in a few years?
We don't think so. One of the most common complaints about politicians and political parties is that there's no real communication between those of us in Washington and the rest of America.
We put out press releases, email newsletters, fundraising appeals, form letters, and advertisements. You write letters, volunteer, and donate.
But where's the frank, one-on-one communication? Blogs make that possible. On Kicking Ass, you're going to meet real people at the DNC and hear our real thoughts. And we're going to listen to you.
For this to work, we need you to participate. Create an account on Democrats.org if you don't already have one, come back, and let us know what you think. Do you have an idea for how we can beat Bush in 2004, or build a majority for years to come? Tomorrow's Democratic Party will be built here, on this site.
We aren't just jumping on the bandwagon. We're bloggers ourselves, and we read blogs voraciously. (Atrios long ago replaced CNN.com as the first news site I check every day.)
So come back often. Kicking Ass is our opportunity to talk directly to Democrats about what it's going to take for us to win — and why it's so important for us to do so. We're not going to let it pass us by.