Democrats To Embed Bloggers at Convention
Update, 6:00 pm: We did it! Thanks to all the loyal Fixistas out there, we now have at least one quality politics blog in each of the 50 states. Utah and Alaska were the last to make it in but we won't hold it against them. The full list is after the jump. Clip it. Save it. Love it.
Update 2:45 pm: With the additions of Hawaii and Wyoming political blogs, we are not just two away from all 50 states! Utah and Alaska, we are looking at you. (And, for those of you who suggested the Wasatch Watcher for Utah, thanks, but it isn't updated very frequently and is only tangentially about politics.)
ORIGINAL POST
Democrats will embed a single state-based political blogger with each delegation at its national convention later this summer, the latest sign of the courting of the burgeoning blogosphere by both political parties.
"The Internet is the most significant tool for building democracy since the invention of the printing press," said Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean in a release from the convention committee.
The selection process began in November when the Democratic National Convention Committee began soliciting applications from bloggers for the coveted slots. It ends on April 15 when the picks are made. The selected bloggers will sit with their respective delegations on the floor of the convention and, in theory, offer real-time perspective on the goings-on.
Could there be a more perfect segue to the Fix's latest and greatest list of state blogs? It's hard to imagine one.
The Fix list grows ever larger and closer to our final goal of having at least one good political blog based in each state. We are now down to just four two states -- Alaska, Hawaii, Utah and Wyoming -- where we still have no coverage. Come on people!
The full list -- revised and extended -- is after the jump.
As we have said before, these blogs are suggestions from The Fix community and, as such, meander all over the political spectrum. We do not endorse any of the partisan viewpoints in these blogs. We merely pass them on so our readers can sort through them and pick their favorites.
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
* Under the Dome
* Arkansas Times
California
* Calitics
* Flash Report
* New West Notes
* California Progress Report
* Rough & Tumble
* Capitol Basement
Colorado
* Colorado Pols
* SchaffervUdall
* Square State
* Udallvschaffer
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
* Naked Politics
* The Buzz
* Flablog
* FLApolitics
Georgia
* Georgia Politics Unfiltered
* Peach Pundit
* Tondee's Tavern
Hawaii
Idaho
* Eye on Boise
* Idaho Insider (MTV blogger)
* Red State Rebels
* PaleoMedia
Illinois
Indiana
* Taking Down Words
* Howey Politics
* Blue Indiana
* Indiana Barrister
* Hoosier Access
* Advance Indiana
Iowa
* Iowa Independent
* BattlegroundIowa
* Cyclone Conservatives
* Radio Iowa
Kansas
* Making Kansas Count
* Blue Tide Rising
Kentucky
* Osi Speaks
* Bluegrass Roots
* Kentucky Politics
* Ky Kurmudgeon
Louisiana
* Daily Kingfish
* The Dead Pelican (The Drudge Report of Louisiana)
* Your Right Hand Thief
* CenLamar
Maine
* Maine Web Report
* As Maine Goes
* Turn Maine Blue
Maryland
* Red Maryland
* Maryland Politics Watch
* Free State Politics
Massachusetts
Michigan
* Lansing State Journal
* Michigan Liberal
* Michigan Right
Minnesota
* MN Publius
* Minnesota Campaign Report
* MN Blue
* Politics in Minnesota
* Polinaut
* Minnesota Democrats Exposed
Mississippi
* Y'All Politics
* Cottonmouth Blog
* Red/Blue
Missouri
* Fired Up Missouri
* Arch City Chronicle
* Show Me Progress
* Columbia Tribune
Montana
* 4&20 Blackbirds
* Montana Headlines
* Left in the West
Nebraska
* Leavenworth Street
* New Nebraska Network
Nevada
* Las Vegas Gleaner
* Desert Beacon
New Hampshire
* Green Mountain Politics 1
* Blue Hampshire
* PolitickerNH
New Jersey
New Mexico
* Heath Haussamen
* Joe Monahan
* NMFBIHOP
* Democracy for New Mexico
New York
* Capitol Confidential
* Room 8
* The Daily Politics
* City Room
* The Albany Report
North Carolina
North Dakota
* Dakota Politics
* North Decoder
* Say Anything
Ohio
* Ohio Daily Blog
* Battleground Ohio
* Buckeye State Blog
Oklahoma
Oregon
* Blue Oregon
* Write Idea
* NW Republican
* The Oregon Catalyst
* Jack Bog's Blog
Pennsylvania
* PA Water Cooler
* Progress Pittsburgh
* Young Philly Politics
* Pennsylvania Primary
* Capitol Ideas
* Pennsylvania Ave
Rhode Island
* Rhode Island's Future
* Not For Nothing
* Anchor Rising
South Carolina
* Faith in the Sound
* The Palmetto Scoop
* Not Very Bright
* The 7-10
South Dakota
* Badlands Blue
* South Dakota War College
Tennessee
* Tennessee Politics Blog
* Bill Hobbs
Texas
* Burka Blog
* Burnt Orange Report
* Trail Blazers
* Political Junkie
* Beltway Confidential
* The Texas Blue
* Postcards
Utah
Vermont
* Green Mountain Daily
* Vermont Daily Briefing
Virginia
* Virginian Federalist
* Raising Kaine
* Vivian Paige
Washington
* David Postman
* Political Buzz
* Horses Ass
West Virginia
* Fifth Column (Warning: profanity is used routinely on this blog!)
* Lincoln Walks At Midnight
Wisconsin
* Real Debate Wisconsin
* Widgerson Library & Pub
* Daily Takes
* Pundit Nation
Wyoming
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Chris Cillizza
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