Comments on: Idaho Republicans are in Trouble

By: New Comm Biz » It’s the Message Stupid! News and Politics. [A Case Study]

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:16:24 +0000

[...] state. In fact Idaho voted for George W Bush in higher percentages than Texas. Yet despite that I predicted, on this blog, that because of John and how aggressively he would use social media, Republicans would lose more [...]

By: I’m No Political Pundit but I Know the Power of the Web. - New Comm Biz - New media strategies for business

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:07:57 +0000

[...] in April of 2007 I made the claim that Idaho Republicans would lose a record number of elections in 2008. That prediction was made because of John Foster leaving his position at the Idaho Business [...]

By: Idaho Republicans disregard social media at their own peril - New Comm Biz - New media strategies for business

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:58:19 +0000

[...] made a prediction a year and a half ago that Idaho Republicans would loose a record number of races to the Democrats now that John Foster was heading up the Idaho Democratic [...]

By: Tac

Tac — Fri, 11 May 2007 03:49:06 +0000

Politics aside, I still stand by my prediction:
“The Idaho Republican Party will loose a record number of races this next election season.”

By: Tac

Tac — Fri, 11 May 2007 03:49:00 +0000

Politics aside, I still stand by my prediction:
“The Idaho Republican Party will loose a record number of races this next election season.”

By: Justin Foster

Justin Foster — Fri, 11 May 2007 03:40:14 +0000

Wow … first Tac writes about politics (kind of), then the French elect a conservative – and a pig just flew by my window!

My short response is this … the solution for bad Republicans is to replace them with good conservatives, not more Democrats.

The use of new media to stimulate engagement and conversation is a great idea. However, like any conversation, it requires a central theme or cause. Idahoan’s are by in large liberatarian conservatives. Unless you are engaging them from this perspective, the conversation will likely be just a bunch of people agreeing with each other on how the other side sucks.

I think the NOTA/independent movement has a much more likely chance of using new media to fuel a conversation by rallying people around the cause of ineffective government. Now that’s a cause!

By: Justin Foster

Justin Foster — Fri, 11 May 2007 03:40:00 +0000

Wow … first Tac writes about politics (kind of), then the French elect a conservative – and a pig just flew by my window!

My short response is this … the solution for bad Republicans is to replace them with good conservatives, not more Democrats.

I think the NOTA/independent movement has a much more likely chance of using new media to fuel a conversation by rallying people around the cause of ineffective government. Now that’s a cause!

By: Justin Foster

Justin Foster — Fri, 11 May 2007 03:40:00 +0000

Wow … first Tac writes about politics (kind of), then the French elect a conservative – and a pig just flew by my window!

My short response is this … the solution for bad Republicans is to replace them with good conservatives, not more Democrats.

I think the NOTA/independent movement has a much more likely chance of using new media to fuel a conversation by rallying people around the cause of ineffective government. Now that’s a cause!

By: Tac

Tac — Mon, 07 May 2007 17:03:39 +0000

I agree that the right has hurt themselves more then the left ever could, but I think you are misjudging the damage done. I have yet to see that anyone on the right can execute on new media as well as John did at the IBR.
Personally I hope both sides embrace it more than they have. What’s best for the people is conversation and engagement from both sides.

By: Tac

Tac — Mon, 07 May 2007 17:03:00 +0000