Possibly with admiration for the success of Howard Dean's internet campaign, the Bush-Cheney campaign is enlisting the help of bloggers. FederalReview.com received an e-mail announcing the relaunch of the Bush camp's website, offering goodies to bloggers and stroking their egos:
Bloggers are helping to shape today’s political discourse and how the Internet is used in political campaigns. As an important voice among online activists we wanted you to be one of the first to know about the launch of the Bush-Cheney ’04 Web site at www.GeorgeWBush.com.The offerings range from buttons and banners to a news feed. Good idea. With all the talk about the importance of the internet in the 2000 election, it looks like 2004 will be the election where only candidates with strong internet presence will matter. While most bloggers are html savvy, Bush-Cheney would help their cause by including block and copy code for adding buttons and links, but, alas, they just provide the pictures.
At 7am on Tuesday, August 19, the redesigned GeorgeWBush.com will launch with innovative new features and tools that will enable you to become a part of this campaign.
