Digital Politics
Digital Politics is a show about the intersection of politics and the Internet. As the traffic cop in the middle, Karen Jagoda brings together Republicans, Democrats, Independents and those who prefer not to say in a lively discussion about campaign 2008. Joining us are guests from the world of politics, academia, web publishing, traditional media - from bloggers to fundraisers, candidates to grassroots organizers. We peel back the layers to reveal how the Internet is changing the way candidates run for office, promote ballot initivatives, and mobilize voters. Join the party at Digital Politics.
Recent Shows
The Republican Narrative - Download
My guest today is Cyrus Krohn, e-Campaign director of the Republican National Committee. We will be talking about the role of the Internet in the telling of a candidate's story, web-based rapid response, and creative fundraising.
Published: August 1, 2008
Peter Greenberger, Elections and Issue Advocacy, Google - Download
My guest today is Peter Greenberger, Elections and Issue Advocacy, Google. We will be talking about the just released research from E-Voter Institute on political consultants and some of the myths and realities of reaching voters particularly African-Americans, Hispanic/Latinos, and women.
Published: July 25, 2008
Communities of interest with a look at the role of Twitter - Download
My guest today is Sarah Lai Stirland, reporter for wired.com, contributor to TechPresident and popular blogger. Topic today is communities of interest with a look at the role of Twitter, how candidates and advocates are maintaining momentum, and political humor.
Published: July 18, 2008
Larry Irving, a member of Waggener Edstrom's Public Affairs Advisory Council - Download
My guest today is Larry Irving, a member of Waggener Edstrom's Public Affairs Advisory Council to discuss WE's Young Internet Voter Survey of 2008. Larry is president of the Irving Information Group and former assistant secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information, and administrator of the NTIA during the Clinton administration.
Published: July 11, 2008
Glenn Kessler, CEO, HCD Research - Download
My guest today is Glenn Kessler, CEO, HCD Research to continue our discussion about polling both online and by traditional methods, the impact of voter generated content, and how candidates are reaching Independent and cross over voters.
Published: June 27, 2008
Porter Bayne, founder, Ameritocracy - Download
My guests today are Porter Bayne, founder, Ameritocracy, ameritocracy.com, a soon to be officially released Web 2.0 site that encourages public discourse, and Mark Mellman, one of the nation's leading public opinion researchers and communication strategists http://mellmangroup.com.
We will be talking about how the web has given voice to citizen activists, measuring online buzz, and which groups of voters are going to have the most impact in election 08.
Published: June 20, 2008
Colin Delaney from epolitics - Download
My guest today is Colin Delaney from epolitics. http://epolitics.com Colin is an active blogger and online political advocacy expert.
While the majority of people in San Diego are attending the US Open today, we will be talking about how open the political campaign process has become. How is the blogosphere evolving, what are activists planning for this summer to keep the momentum going, and what Internet surprises might we see coming out of the conventions?
Published: June 13, 2008
John Marelius, political reporter for the San Diego Union Tribune - Download
My guest today is John Marelius, political reporter for the San Diego Union Tribune.
We will be talking about what just happened in the California primary this week and a look ahead at how the presidential candidates might position themselves with California voters using online tools particularly here in tech savvy San Diego.
Published: June 6, 2008
MaryAnne Pintar, Campaign Manager for Scott Peters - Download
MaryAnne Pintar, Campaign Manager for Scott Peters who is running to unseat Mike Aguirre as San Diego City Attorney. http://petersforsandiego.com. MaryAnne has been involved in San Diego city politics for more than 14 years as a press secretary, speech writer, and Communications Director and campaign Manager for several City-wide campaigns.
We will be talking about the Scott Peters web strategy, how traditional campaign methods are being enhanced by online efforts, and what the competition is doing in this controversial race.
Published: May 30, 2008
Phil Noble, president of PoliticsOnline - Download
Phil Noble, president of PoliticsOnline the premier global company providing news, tools and strategies for using the Internet in politics, public affairs and media.
We will be talking about the evolving role of bloggers on the left and right, how international activists jumped into action for the Chinese earthquake victims, and other international technology developments that might impact US campaigns.
Published: May 23, 2008
Tom Shepard, political consultant - Download
Tom Shepard, political consultant, based in San Diego, specializing in candidate and ballot measure campaigns throughout California. We will be talking about how candidates and advocates are using the Internet to tell a compelling story, respond to negative attacks and get voters to the polls.
Published: May 16, 2008
Francine Busby - Download
Francine produces the BUZZ e-newsletter to inform, motivate and mobilize Democrats in San Diego County. She ran for Congress against Randy "Duke" Cunningham and Brian Bilbray in an extraordinary series of six elections between 2004 and 2006. We will be talking about the June primary activities in San Diego and Francine's election as a Clinton delegate to the Democratic National convention.
Published: May 9, 2008
Ellen Miller, Executive Director, Sunlight Foundation - Download
Ellen Miller, Executive Director, Sunlight Foundation. Ellen and her team focus on money and politics and how the Internet can be used to help facilitate a clearer understanding of where our tax dollars are being spent. Congressional calendars, contributors, and corruption are all fair game to Ellen.
Published: May 2, 2008
Fundraising and the Role of Digital Storytelling - Download
With me today on the show is Ben Katz, President, CompleteCampaigns.com to talk about trends in online fundraising, how candidates are using email and web video to weave a compelling story, and how these techniques are being applied by candidates in state and local races.
Published: April 16, 2008
Controlling the Message - Download
The show will begin with Mike Smith, President, CEO, ConnectCallUSA.com to continue on the theme from last week about auto-calls and their effectiveness for candidates and advocates.
Published: April 9, 2008
Controlling the Message -Segment 2 - Download
In the second half of the show I will be joined by David Almacy, Vice President, Digital Strategies, Waggener Edstrom Worldwide. David was responsible for the official White House web site and we will be talking about how the expectations of voters have changed the way candidates and elected officials communicate.
Published: April 9, 2008
The Voters Talk Back - Download
The show today will begin with Shaun Dakin, CEO and Founder of StopPoliticalCalls.org by Citizens for Civil Discourse. We will be talking about robo calling and various innovations in telecommunications for voter contact.
Published: April 2, 2008
The Voters Talk Back - Segment 2 - Download
In the second half of the show I will be joined by Glenn Kessler, CEO, HCD Research, to talk about his recent surveys of voter reaction to the newest Obama Girl video and other political ads by and for all of the presidential candidates.
Published: April 2, 2008
Media Rules - Download
The show today will feature Brian Reich, author of Media Rules! Mastering Todayʼs Technology to Connect with and Keep Your Audience (John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2008). Brian is also Director of New Media for Cone Inc. a brand strategy and communications agency. We will be discussing Brianʼs new book written along with Dan Solomon, CEO of Virilion, about how these insights apply to both the political and consumer marketplace.
Published: March 26, 2008
Gary Glanz, CEO, Voter Vision - Download
In the second half of the show we will be joined by Gary Glanz, CEO, Voter Vision, who will be talking about his interest in online content for political campaigns and his client, Barely Political of Obama girl fame.
Published: March 26, 2008
Online Social Media: Impact of Voter Generated Content - Download
The show will feature Lee Brenner, Executive Producer of Political Programming and Director of Impact/Public Affairs for myspace.com. We will be talking about the role of myspace.com in political campaigns and the general trends in voter generated content.
Published: March 19, 2008
Online Social Media: Impact of Voter Generated Content - Segment 2 - Download
In the second half, I will be joined by Kevin OʼNeill, Managing Director, Grassroots Enterprise, to talk about how online social networks are changing the way campaigns manage their message. We will also be talking about the recent AAPC conference in Santa Monica and how the political consultants are changing their attitudes about the use of the Internet.
Published: March 19, 2008
What online activities really matter to a political campaign? - Download
In the first half of the show, I will be joined by Carol Darr, researcher and thought-leader, to talk about the changes she has seen over the last few campaign cycles and who really is online.
Published: March 12, 2008
What online activities really matter to a political campaign? -Segment 2 - Download
In the second half of the show, Tony Winders, VP Marketing, ValueClick Media, will be discussing his impressions of the Politics Online Conference and the Best Practices for Political Advertising Online white paper that was released at the event. Tony and I were contributing authors to this document published by the GWU Institute for Politics, Democracy, & the Internet www.ipdi.org.
Published: March 12, 2008
Ability to mobilize voters makes all the difference in a campaign. - Download
Guests today are Morra Aarons-Mele, blogger and Internet advisor who will be talking about blogher.com, the site she blogs for, and the impact social media tools are having on reaching women and getting them involved in the political process.
Published: February 27, 2008
Ability to mobilize voters makes all the difference in a campaign - Segment 2 - Download
In the second half of the show, I will be joined by Jordan Glazier, CEO, Eventful, a San Diego based company that is shaking up the political process by encouraging people to demand that candidates come to their town.
Published: February 27, 2008
Political Strategists - Download
Why do candidates and political strategists continue to fight the last war with yesterday's weapons? Dan Schnur, Republican strategist, will delve into how the campaign model has changed. Peter Greenberger, Elections and Issue Advocacy, Google will reflect on how search, online ads, and web video are changing the way candidates communicate with voters.
Published: February 20, 2008
Hispanic and Latino activity online - Download
The show will feature Adam Chandler, Executive Director, US Sales, Yahoo! Hispanic Americas, to delve more deeply into what is known about Hispanic and Latino activity online.
Published: February 13, 2008
Hispanic and Latino voters and the role of race in politics in the US - Download
In the second half of the show Marisa Abrajano, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of California San Diego will be talking about her insights into Hispanic and Latino voters and the role of race in politics in the US.
Published: February 13, 2008
Michael Cornfield - Download
Michael Cornfield, VP for Research and Media Strategy at 720 Strategies, a DC public persuasion company, and Kate Kaye, reporter and editor for ClickZ News a daily trade publication covering the interactive advertising industry, talking about their newest essay Online Political Advertising: The Prehistoric Era Continues.
Published: February 6, 2008
John Marelius, political reporter for the San Diego Union-Tribune and Glenn Kessler, CEO, HCD - Download
In the second half of the show we will be joined by John Marelius, political reporter for the San Diego Union-Tribune and Glenn Kessler, CEO, HCD Research discussing how ads and debates influenced California voters and what the voter turnout across the country indicates about who the candidate and issue messages reached.
Published: February 6, 2008
Money. Money. Money. - Download
Our show today will look at how funds are being raised and spent in political campaigns. Gordon Borrell, CEO, Borrell Associates, will be talking about his outlook, just released this morning, for 2008 political online spending. Jerome Armstrong, political strategist aligned with the Democrats and founder of http://mydd.com one of the first political blogs, will reflect on changes on the campaign trail since his work with the Dean campaign in 2004. Brian Williams, VP Marketing, Aristotle, will provide insights about how campaigns are targeting voters and raising money.
Published: January 23, 2008
California Voters - Download
Francine Busby, political activist and former candidate for US Congress, reveals how candidates are reaching out to their constituents
Published: January 16, 2008
Getting out the Vote in California - Download
Thad Kousser, Assistant Professor Political Science, University of California, San Diego, and Francine Busby, political activist and former candidate for US Congress on absentee voters, the impact of ballot initiatives, negative ads, and voter turnout.
Published: January 16, 2008
Changes in Political Campaigns - Download
Sam Popkin, Professor Political Science, University of California, San Diego, Michael Bassik, VP Internet, MSHC Partners, and Glenn Kessler, President, HCD Research jump into questions about how the campaign trail is changing.
Published: January 9, 2008
The Big View and the Retail Level of Campaigning - Download
Sam Popkin, Professor Political Science, University of California, San Diego, Glenn Kessler, President, HCD Research, and Patrick Ruffini, Internet Political strategist, blogger in a lively discussion about polls, candidate web sites and what candidates are missing about the Internet.
Published: January 9, 2008
Reaching Voters Online - Download
Cyrus Krohn, e-campaign director, Republic National Committee, on the role of the official Republican web presence and Ben Katz, CompleteCampaigns.com on the role of social networks.
Published: January 2, 2008
Reaching Voters OnlineReaching Specific Audiences Online - Download
Tony Winders, Director of Marketing, ValueClick Media reveals how targeting online is an emerging science, and Ben Katz, President, CompleteCampaigns.com talks about which voters are most likely to be found online.
Published: January 2, 2008
Mindy Finn, E-Campaign Director, Mitt Romney 08 and Kathie Legg, Political Producer, Yahoo! - Download
How Romney is using the Internet to build relationships with voters.
Published: December 19, 2007
Bloggers and grassroots activities and the use of the Internet in Spain - Download
Adam Bonin, Cozen O'Connor on bloggers and grassroots activities and Alana Moceri, genera on the use of the Internet in Spain.
Published: December 19, 2007
California Voters - Download
Chris Jennewein, VP Internet Operations for The Union Tribune talks about signonradio.com and its goals and Tab Berg, TAB Communications, and what to expect from California voters in 2008.
Published: December 12, 2007
Independent Voters - Download
Bill Hillsman, North Woods Advertising, and Tab Berg, TAB Communications probe what it means to be an Independent voter and how to find them online.
Published: December 12, 2007
Online Video - Download
Dan Manatt, PoliticsTV.com and Glenn Kessler, President, HCD Research, and Robert Arena, Carton Donofrio talk about how video is being used in campaigns
Published: December 5, 2007
What are the Political Consultants Thinking? - Download
Robert Arena, Carton Donofrio, Mark Walsh, CEO, Genius Rocket, and Glenn Kessler, President, HCD Research delve into how candidates can use the Internet to spend less money and win more votes.
Published: December 5, 2007
The Changing Rules of Campaigns - Download
John Marelius, political reporter, San Diego Union Tribune, and Ben Katz, president, CompleteCampaigns.com, define the new political landscape.
Published: November 28, 2007
YouTube Debate Preview - Download
John Marelius, political reporter, San Diego Union Tribune, Ben Katz, president, CompleteCampaigns.com, and Glenn Kessler, President, HCD Research discuss the nature of candidate debates and how they are changing.
Published: November 28, 2007




