There is a new force in the conservative blogosphere.
Three of my favorite new media political activists, Patrick Ruffini, Jon Henke, and Soren Dayton, have started a new project called The Next Right.
In case you aren't familiar with these online gurus, you can get a very brief bio of each courtesy of Marc Ambinder here.
The Next Right is designed to foster political activism using technology such as blogs and other Web 2.0 structures.
Patrick Ruffini has noted the conservative blogosphere has been content just being pundits or media critics, while the left has used the internet more forcefully:
Netroots activists on the left have built critical mass around an idea that regular people on the Internet can get their hands dirty and remix Democratic politics. They not only raise money. They recruit candidates. They fund full-time investigative journalism to ambush Republicans. They act as a party whip, creating consequences for Democrats who, in their view, don’t act like Democrats. They volunteer and flock to states with key races.
Working toward more activism to go along with the reporting, analysis and punditry offered at RedState and like-minded blogs, the addition of The Next Right provides the potential opportunity for tremendous synergy in the conservative blogosphere. Check it out.
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