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Or, if we want to get highbrow about it: Widgetized political discourse
Amid the sea of online opinion, polls and analysis, maybe less is more. That could be a selling point for a pair of new political widgets launched by Civis Online.

Four years ago, a handful of of bloggers received credentials to cover the Democratic National Convention. The controversial credentials, opposed by MSM, were mocked as gimmicks.
Silly, we opined back then, because nearly everyone attending the 2008 conventions would be a blogger.
Our forecast is at hand. This will be the most blogged, v-logged, streamed, and photographed [...]

Trying to close a huge gap in the blogosphere, John McCain’s campaign is offering reward points to webbies who place favorable comments on blogs and websites. The points can be traded for prizes such as books autographed by McCain, a preferred seat at campaign events or a ride on the campign bus. The comments are [...]