The John Edwards Blog Is Unique

For those of us who've populated the space since January, this is not news.

But I've visited other candidates' websites and as far as I can tell no one else has the confidence and trust in his/her supporters to let them speak out directly on issues that concern them.

Roughly three quarters of entries on this site are from unpaid supporters. The other sites seem to have staff write the posts and have supporters respond. That's a huge difference and (no surprise) shows the Edwards campaign is willing to take a chance.

The "open mic" section subjects one to the vagaries of peer review, but a diary entry goes up immediately.

To me, The Campaign To Change America starts with this concept - putting trust in people.


Don Wheeler