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Lefty Bloggers: Obama 'Just Not That Into Us'

Matt Cantor — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 10:23:36 CDT

One emotion running high at this year’s annual meeting of liberal bloggers: disappointment in the president. One popular panel at the Netroots Nation Convention was even titled, “What to Do When the President’s Just Not That Into You," and featured an editor at Daily Kos noting, “It’s like the president’s...

Obama Tries to Win Back Progressives in Surprise Video

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 15:40:02 CDT

President Obama reached out to disgruntled liberal activists and bloggers today, assuring them his administration is committed to their causes and urging them to help elect Democrats in November. "Change hasn't come fast enough for too many Americans. I know that," Obama said in a surprise video appearance at the...

Without Bush, Left Forgets Wars

Kevin Spak — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:24:34 CDT

It wasn't exactly back in the Crusades that opposing the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan was the left’s most passionate cause, uniting activists and voters alike. Then George W. Bush left office. Now, even though there are still around 130,000 troops in Iraq and 68,000 and counting in...

Clinton Urges Progressives to Solidify Power

Matt Cantor — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 10:22:01 CDT

Political winds have shifted in America, says Bill Clinton: The country has “entered a new era of progressive politics which, if we do it right, could last 30 or 40 years,” the former president told liberal Internet activists at a convention in Pittsburgh. But first, he told Netroots Nation, “the...

Liberal Bloggers Get Their Wish... or Do They?

Kevin Spak — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:14:35 CDT

Barack Obama's frontrunner status has liberal bloggers wondering whether they should have been careful what they wished for. “The way it’s looking, we might actually win this thing,” said Daily Kos founder Markos Moulitas. The "Netroots" movement began as a response to a Republican-dominated Washington; the Washington Post explores what...

Gore Wows Bloggers at Austin Show

Sam Biddle — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 18:54:34 CDT

Al Gore surprised a crowd of liberal bloggers today by showing up at the Netroots Nation conference in Austin, Texas. He wowed the 3,000 progressives by emerging after Nancy Pelosi and giving a speech on the importance of grassroots organization for green issues. When asked about sharing a spot...