Tools Campaign
The 2008 New Tools Campaign

We recently put on an all-day event in DC based on our national tools campaign which focuses on eight new tools that are ready for prime-time and will make a huge difference in our current political cycle. And we've now got all the video from the event on the site separated into four series: a framing of the forum, the technology panel, the demography panel, and the breakout sessions. We had some great people presenting so be sure to check it out.

Get an overview of all eight tools, or drill down on each individual tool below.







Reports
October 29, 2007

The 2008 elections are not just about the next four years, but potentially about the next several decades, argue Rosenberg and Leyden, who urge progressives not to simply think about a 50-state strategy, but a 50-year one. The collapse of the conservatives has provided an unusual political opening, they observe, while major shifts in technology and media, demographics, and the challenges the country faces have combined to give progressives an even rarer opportunity to restructure politics for the long term.

November 13, 2007
Getting involved in politics is one of the earliest forms of “social networking.” Supporting a ...
June 20, 2007
The sleeper development that was widely overlooked in the 2006 election was the 22-percentage-point ...
January 9, 2007
The 2006 election has been dubbed by many in the media as the “YouTube election”. While amate...
September 1, 2006
The development of mobile media is not going to take place in the distant future. As this report poi...
Reports and Content on Policy

The New Politics Institute is affiliated with NDN, a progressive think tank and advocacy organization based in Washington, DC. Visit NDN, or the NDN Blog for content related to policy and other topics broader than what NPI covers. NDN houses the Hispanic Strategy Center, and initiatives on Globalization and Green Energy, among others.

Videos
As we move further up the adoption curve it becomes increasingly important to have a deep, conceptual understanding of the New Tools and how they are being used by organizations. We've gathered together a panel of experts to discuss some of the significant changes we are seeing.
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Television, the dominant medium of advocacy and politics in America, is undergoing an unprecedented level change into a very uncertain future. To reflect on this turmoil, and to look ahead at yet to be seen developments, we've assembled three brilliant panelists that can fully explain what we are seeing in this media environment.
NPI Director Peter Leyden and NPI Fellow Ruy Texeira lay out a new comprehensive report on the progressive politics of the massive young Millennial generation, followed by two panelists and wide-ranging discussion.

To reflect on - and perhaps make sense - of the extraordinary 2008 Presidential cycle, NDN and NPI hosted an event featuring Joe Trippi, just back as chief strategist with John Edward’s Presidential campaign, Amy Walter, editor-in-chief of the Hotline, NDN President and Founder Simon Rosenberg, Andres Ramirez, Vice President of NDN's Hispanic Programs, and Peter Leyden, Director of the New Politics Institute.

The NPI interview of Founding Fellow Markos Moulitsas Zuniga (aka Kos) on the past and future of blogs.
On broadcast television, NPI Director Peter Leyden discusses the impact of new technologies on politics and how the Democrats are way ahead of Republicans in their adoption of these crucial new tools.
Recent Blog Posts
by Simon Rosenberg - July 11, 2008

Over the last several months, I've written a series of essays about how U.S. Sen. John McCain was turning out to be one of the worst candidates we've ever seen run for President (for the latest see here...Read more

by Simon Rosenberg - July 2, 2008
Network Members

Andres Ramirez has an extensive political background, and has worked on several local, state and national campaigns for the past 12 years.  Andres established himself as an experienced political organizer... Read More

Markos Moulitsas Zúniga
Markos served in the U.S. Army and was involved in the technology community in San Francisco before founding Daily Kos on May 26, 2002 (rhymes with "prose") and becoming a... Read More
Joe Trippi
As a campaign manager, Trippi has run presidential, Senate, gubernatorial and mayoral campaigns. In 2004, he was National Campaign Manager for Howard Dean's presidential campaign, pioneering the use of online... Read More

Julie Bergman Sender has spent almost two decades of work in film, producing more than 10 films. She began her career in 1982 as a film Executive at Warner Brothers.... Read More

Tim Chambers

Tim Chambers has a 12 year track record in the entertainment and technology industries. He has recently co-founded a new company, Media 50 Group, aimed at helping political practitioners understand... Read More

Jennifer Nix
Jennifer is a former National Public Radio producer ("On the Media") and staff writer for Variety. Her writing has also appeared in New York, The New York Observer, The Nation,... Read More