We have a lot of readers from Georgia. I know. I track all the IP addresses. I don’t know who all they are, but I know we have a lot.
And I know we have a number of regular commenters/diarists here, not just readers.
We’ve been saying we want to take RedState to the next level. So let’s start. Let’s make Georgia the pilot project. It’s easy for me since I live here.
If you want to get involved as part of the RedState Army of Activists in Georgia, go here and sign up.
Steve Maley
Neil Stevens
Daniel Horowitz
Start Point
Kudzu (Diary) Wednesday, December 3rd at 8:15AM EST (link)I understand the need to be connected but what and where do we begin? Also, how? I’m anxious to see the idea behind the mission statement (again my militaryspeak) and eventually the plan but any kind of activity that gets out message out to our politicians I support.
It always did take two of you to take down one of me. – Jo Bob Priddy, North Dallas Forty.
Now on at http://kudzu630.wordpress.com/
Helping..
William Collier Jr (Diary) Wednesday, December 3rd at 8:44AM EST (link)How can us non-Georgians get involved, Erick? I am from PA and would love to see R/S grow and become more interconnected (Neil knows some of my zany ideas
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Bill Collier
William R Collier Jr.
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What about the orange-to-blue states?
BlueFalcon Wednesday, December 3rd at 9:07AM EST (link)We lost a ton of states this year that are in far more dire straits (as far as conservative “evangelism” is concerned) than Georgia. If anything, I think Georgians ought to be pitching-in for out-of-state efforts.
RedState needs more traffic.
St_Louis_Conservative (Diary) Wednesday, December 3rd at 9:21AM EST (link)DailyKos, Democrat Underground, & others frequently have several hundred comments on their posts.
Same with Free Republic, HotAir, and Michelle Malkin on our side.
I’m not knocking RedState, I’ve been a reader here for close to two years now, but how is it that places like Kos & Crooks & Liars have hundreds and hundreds of comments on every single post?
“…..women and minorities hardest hit”
Colorado's been more active here at RS... ;-)
NightTwister (Diary) Wednesday, December 3rd at 9:42AM EST (link)But I’m glad to see the State blogs starting to move to the next level.
And yeah, you’re there, so I guess it makes sense to start there.
The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter. – Winston Churchill
Comments don't equal traffic.
NightTwister (Diary) Wednesday, December 3rd at 9:45AM EST (link)In my experience, there isn’t a one-to-one correlation between comments and traffic. Some of the most read diaries don’t get a lot of comments.
The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter. – Winston Churchill
Follow Erick's Model
Neil Stevens (Diary) Wednesday, December 3rd at 9:47AM EST (link)Ever since my DC trip actually, I’d been planning to ask Erick to do more Georgia here, to serve as a model for others.
He beat me to it.
My hope would be that as Erick’s work as a – wait for it – community organizer will be replicated when successful, and learned from when not.
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I agree with NightTwister
Neil Stevens (Diary) Wednesday, December 3rd at 9:49AM EST (link)We have fewer comments and always will because we take the problems out back and shoot them.
We also have a greater lurker ratio than a Daily Kos I suspect. You won’t see Rush commenting, but he reads. Same with our Capitol Hill readers.
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10ksnooker (Diary) Wednesday, December 3rd at 11:50AM EST (link)Needs to link up with FreeRepublic.
Is 300,000 too few?
Herodotus Wednesday, December 3rd at 11:57AM EST (link)See here: http://www.eagleinteractive.com/card_redstate.htm
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I wish our usernames
panthera (Diary) Wednesday, December 3rd at 12:27PM EST (link)had a picture of the state we lived in or descriptive subtitle..
Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them.
How would either side benefit from that?
Neil Stevens (Diary) Wednesday, December 3rd at 12:37PM EST (link)Serious question.
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5's to leppard
mbauer (Diary) Wednesday, December 3rd at 12:48PM EST (link)Interactive solutions like this would greatly benefit Erick’s goal. I love being able to identify other users from one of the states I call home (AR, VA, and maybe TN) and commenting on state politics directly with them.
Just brainstorming with you here-
We could rate our state’s politicians and keep it in our user profile, to help identify up and coming stars. The party of federalism has to find a way to bring each state’s voices back to the table.
Me too leppard because I love the picture I use at TMR and would love to have it here!
JadedByPolitics (Diary) Wednesday, December 3rd at 12:49PM EST (link)actually it is my tattoo when I finally get it done
Unified Patriots – How-To:
Activists Taking Action
anything is better
panthera (Diary) Wednesday, December 3rd at 1:06PM EST (link)than the current blank profile box! Im all for the changes you suggested!
I belong to another conservative site that makes you fill out a questionaire to introduce yourself to the group..you then get a subtitle based on your answers. Mine of course is pro-life republican from DFW..But its interesting to see the variations in titles when people comment on issues.
Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them.
Lord no, we do not want to become "them".
phxg (Diary) Wednesday, December 3rd at 1:46PM EST (link)Those 300+ threads have almost no content beyond rants, vulgarity and what could be best described as an Online Personality Disorder. They can keep them.
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. –Aristotle
I don't believe we want 100's and 100's of comments..
JadedByPolitics (Diary) Wednesday, December 3rd at 2:22PM EST (link)It’s enough to track them when we get beyond the 100 mark….I like to follow the story then the thread to see what people say and pick it up from there…LET US NOT BECOME THAT WHICH I PERSONALLY LOATHE
Unified Patriots – How-To:
Activists Taking Action
Localized action
1979jcb Wednesday, December 3rd at 2:47PM EST (link)I like the idea, and RedState (and other such forums) are just the place to coordinate it.
I live in San Antonio, TX; I would love to be able to set up a meeting with like-minded individuals so we can action-plan and vent frustrations and air ideas. We need to start coordinating on a local level as the Left has done so effectively.
Alinsky tactics worked for them, and the Left has created the battlefield on which we now struggle; we cannot hope to change the battlefield–we must adapt our tactics.
Local organization is the best way to start this.
I say: If you are in the San Antonio area, let’s plan to meet sometime, somewhere!
I don't know, is 300,000 good?
St_Louis_Conservative (Diary) Wednesday, December 3rd at 6:30PM EST (link)How does that compare with Kos, OpenLeft, DU, Free Republic, HuffPo, HotAir, etc etc
“…..women and minorities hardest hit”
I visit KOS...
Mark Malcolm (Diary) Wednesday, December 3rd at 9:22PM EST (link)to keep track of the oposition, and I stop reading a thread as soon as the name calling starts.
Seriously, start tracking how deep you can get on any one thread at any liberal sight before it degenerates into useless name calling that has no higher purpose than a cathartic exercise for the respondents. Redstate has a much higher comment to value ratio, imo.
I may not agree with what you say but I’ll defend your right to say it to the very death.
Okay Erick,
Mark Malcolm (Diary) Wednesday, December 3rd at 9:24PM EST (link)I signed up. I’m not making any promises about quality or quantity of what I can produce, but I’m willing to at the very least hear what the plan is.
If my family and work life can support what you need of me then you are welcome to it. I cannot in good conscience blog the talk and not walk the walk so to speak. It’s time to stop typing complaints and start sweating to improve our situation. I’m in.
I may not agree with what you say but I’ll defend your right to say it to the very death.