false 2373199 1 The 2006 elections will be remembered as the year when the center of power in American politics shifted from traditional "top-down" central broadcasters to new "bottom-up" decentralized activists in the blogosphere and netroots. The authors give first-hand accounts of the burgeoning power of the netroots to determine the outcome of political contests, most notably as when the national balance of power was tipped by Jim Webb's "rag-tag army" of bloggers and netroots activists who provoked and exposed the gaffe that proved fatal to George Allen's senatorial bid. Veteran online campaigners Feld and Wilcox recount and analyze many other political campaigns in which netroots activism was decisive or instructive, including:* U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay's downfall. *Tim Kaine's election as Virginia govenor. *Howard Dean's and Wes Clark's presidential campaigns. *Tom Daschle's defeat by John Thune. *Ned Lamont's primary victory over Joe Lieberman. The authors conclude with an assessment of the prospects for Netroots 2.0: Will the netroots hordes "crash the party" or will they work out an uneasy cohabitation with the traditional party power elite? The foreword is written by Markos ("Kos") Moulitsas Zuniga, founding editor of the world's biggest political blog, daily Kos. 2380107 30 6 2008 Netroots Rising: How a Citizen Army of Bloggers and Online Activists Is Changing American Politics total:4|5:1|4:1|3:2|2:0|1:0| 4 15 13 0 2373199 0313346607 9780313346606 3 0 3.75 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2373199.Netroots_Rising_How_a_Citizen_Army_of_Bloggers_and_Online_Activists_Is_Changing_American_Politics 0 0 false Sun Aug 16 11:29:22 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 11:29:38 -0700 2009 2373199 0313346607 9780313346606 3 0 3.75 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2373199.Netroots_Rising_How_a_Citizen_Army_of_Bloggers_and_Online_Activists_Is_Changing_American_Politics 3 0 false Sun Oct 26 08:35:05 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 26 08:35:08 -0700 2008 2373199 0313346607 9780313346606 3 0 3.75 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2373199.Netroots_Rising_How_a_Citizen_Army_of_Bloggers_and_Online_Activists_Is_Changing_American_Politics 5 0 false Mon Oct 20 12:03:41 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 20 12:03:41 -0700 2008 2373199 0313346607 9780313346606 3 0 3.75 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2373199.Netroots_Rising_How_a_Citizen_Army_of_Bloggers_and_Online_Activists_Is_Changing_American_Politics 0 0 false Wed Sep 24 15:53:01 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 24 15:53:01 -0700 2008 2373199 0313346607 9780313346606 3 0 3.75 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2373199.Netroots_Rising_How_a_Citizen_Army_of_Bloggers_and_Online_Activists_Is_Changing_American_Politics 0 0 false Sat Aug 30 19:54:15 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 30 19:54:15 -0700 2008 2373199 0313346607 9780313346606 3 0 3.75 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2373199.Netroots_Rising_How_a_Citizen_Army_of_Bloggers_and_Online_Activists_Is_Changing_American_Politics 0 0 false Thu Jul 24 13:01:20 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 24 13:01:35 -0700 2008 2373199 0313346607 9780313346606 3 0 3.75 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2373199.Netroots_Rising_How_a_Citizen_Army_of_Bloggers_and_Online_Activists_Is_Changing_American_Politics 0 0 false Sat Jul 12 00:23:31 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 12 00:23:31 -0700 2008 2373199 0313346607 9780313346606 3 0 3.75 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2373199.Netroots_Rising_How_a_Citizen_Army_of_Bloggers_and_Online_Activists_Is_Changing_American_Politics 3 0 false Wed Aug 27 14:25:16 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 07 13:25:10 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 27 14:25:16 -0700 2008 2373199 0313346607 9780313346606 3 0 3.75 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2373199.Netroots_Rising_How_a_Citizen_Army_of_Bloggers_and_Online_Activists_Is_Changing_American_Politics 0 0 false Tue Jul 01 07:32:19 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 01 07:32:19 -0700 2008 2373199 0313346607 9780313346606 3 0 3.75 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2373199.Netroots_Rising_How_a_Citizen_Army_of_Bloggers_and_Online_Activists_Is_Changing_American_Politics 0 0 false Mon Jun 30 19:20:55 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 17 07:48:44 -0700 2008 2373199 0313346607 9780313346606 3 0 3.75 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2373199.Netroots_Rising_How_a_Citizen_Army_of_Bloggers_and_Online_Activists_Is_Changing_American_Politics 0 0 false Sun Jun 29 15:39:30 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 29 15:39:37 -0700 2008 2373199 0313346607 9780313346606 3 0 3.75 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2373199.Netroots_Rising_How_a_Citizen_Army_of_Bloggers_and_Online_Activists_Is_Changing_American_Politics 0 0 false Sun Jun 29 14:28:10 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 29 14:28:10 -0700 2008 2373199 0313346607 9780313346606 3 0 3.75 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2373199.Netroots_Rising_How_a_Citizen_Army_of_Bloggers_and_Online_Activists_Is_Changing_American_Politics 0 0 false Sun Jun 29 14:08:36 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 29 14:08:36 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2373199