The challenge is to maintain a close relational contact with your supporters while keeping in mind that there is only 24 hours in a day, and you can only occupy one physical space at one time. Technology is meant to help enhance the ability of a perso…

Steven Clift – an early pioneer of such e-democracy efforts as Minnesota E-Democracy – has focused primarily on email lists. I recall him pointing out that email lists are a truly egalitarian method of communication, with everyone on an equal footing – setting a much different tone than blogs, and candidate sites, where the focus is always on a personality (either the blogger or the candidate).

This Friday, I will attend Personal Democracy Forum. This is its fourth year, and I’ve made it every year so far. In 2004, I had been doing a lot of volunteer work with Gov. Dean’s Presidential campaign. When Gov. Dean ended his campaign, my wif…