Thursday, June 15, 2006

Ava Lowery: 15-Year Old's Political Vlog A Hit At Daily Kos Convention

As one who's worked for several elected officials, I can tell you many don't understand how to use the Internet to advance a campaign, and rely on the old standard, print media.

Indeed, in the Oakland, Ca, the three newspapers that cover political events -- The SF Chronicle, Oakland Tribune, and East Bay Express -- all failed to sway Oakland voter opinion in the California Primary election -- especially notable was their poor perfomance in the Mayor's Race, the District Two Council Race, and the Assembly District 16 Race. In the case of the Oakland Mayor's Race, I wrote that the SF Chronicle was smoking crack. I was right.

Here's evidence that the World has changed. Ava Lowery, A 15-Year Old Alabama student, was the hit of the recent Daily Kos Convention with her poltical vlog.

Here's the vlog:

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