Monthly Archives: March 2010

This past Tuesday evening, more than 9,000 registered Democratic voters “attended” – from the comfort of their own homes –a Telephone Town Hall Meeting with Ronnie Earle, candidate for Lt. Governor in Tuesday’s Democratic Primary.

As Campaign Social Media Coordinator, I saw this unique event as it happened, and afterwards spoke to the candidate about why he was hosting it and what he hoped to achieve by it.

Mr. Earle said the idea was simple: to give people a direct voice using a “virtual” town hall that would erase geographic barriers and allow people across our vast state to directly question someone who wants to represent them. Continue reading →