Jerome Armstrong

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Jerome Armstrong
Political strategist
Known for
Notable workCrashing the Gate

Jerome Armstrong (born 1964) is an American

Tyler Bleszinski.[6]

Background

Armstrong was an

Conflict Resolution and Applied Linguistics.[7][9]

Online advocacy

In 2001, he founded

Salon as being "fiercely partisan but not radically left-wing."[2][10] In 2004, Armstrong and Markos Moulitsas founded BlogPAC, a political action committee focused on progressive bloggers and politics online.[11]

In late 2005, Campaigns and Elections credited MyDD with being "the first major liberal blog".[12] In January 2006, the name was changed to "My Direct Democracy" as part of a site redesign, with a new tagline, "Direct Democracy for People-Powered Politics".

MyDD has been largely dormant since 2010. Armstrong explained that he "had to get out to save from becoming hardened, cynical, and without peace", citing the negativity in American politics.[13]

Political consultancy

In January 2003, Markos Moulitsas joined Armstrong in a political consulting partnership called Armstrong Zuniga, before being formally dissolved in December 2004. Howard Dean hired them for a time as technical consultants in 2003. Armstrong introduced the campaign to Meetup.com and directing on online advertising and blogger outreach.[14] He worked with US Senate candidate Sherrod Brown's 2006 Senate campaign in Ohio.[15] He also signed on with Mark Warner's Forward Together PAC to develop their internet strategy, before Warner decided to not run for president in 2008.[16]

In 2007, Armstrong was awarded the Paul and Sheila Wellstone Award for Political Organizing by 21st Century Democrats,

Democratic Party and campaigns abroad.[18]

For the

Republican and Democratic parties.[19][20]

Books

In 2006, Armstrong and Markos Moulitsas of Daily Kos co-authored the book Crashing the Gate: Grassroots, Netroots, and the Rise of People Powered Politics. The book takes a critical look at the state of the US Democratic Party, detailing the rise of a new movement that is reforming and taking over the party. An Australian edition was released in July 2006.[21]

Business

Armstrong, along with

Accel Partners.[6][22]

References

  1. ^ Tom Curry (2006-03-02). "Blog pioneer maps political strategy for 2008". NBC News.
  2. ^
    Salon. 31 May 2006. Archived from the original
    on 2 July 2006. Retrieved 2006-07-03.
  3. ^ "The Blogfather". AlterNet. 15 June 2005. Archived from the original on 2006-06-24. Retrieved 2006-07-03.
  4. ^ Andrew Orlowski (2004-01-30). "Howard Dean's Net architect blasts 'emergent' punditocracy". The Register.
  5. ^ a b "Paddick Signs Up Top US 'Blogfather'". Mayor Watch. 2008-03-28.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^
    HuffingtonPost.com
    . 28 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-07.
  7. ^ a b c "Meet our 2014 PhD Students". The School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University. 2014. Archived from the original on 13 April 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Key People-Former Gov. Mark Warner (D-VA)". George Washington University. 14 October 2006.
  9. New York Times
    .
  10. ^ "Web Archive of MyDD from May 2001". Archived from the original on 2002-06-19. Retrieved 2006-07-03.
  11. ^ "The Blogfather", Alternet, June 15, 2005
  12. ^ David Weigel (November 2005). "Blogging down the money trail". Campaigns and Elections. Archived from the original on 2008-09-20. Retrieved 2008-03-30.
  13. Think Progress
    . Retrieved 2016-06-06.
  14. ^ "Key People-Former Gov. Mark Warner (D-VA)". George Washington University. 14 October 2006.
  15. New York Times
    .
  16. Washington Post
    . Retrieved 2010-05-06.
  17. ^ "Honoring our Paul and Sheila Wellstone Award for Political Organizing Recipient: Jerome Armstrong". 21st Century Democrats. 1 May 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-04-30. Retrieved 2007-05-01.
  18. ^ "The Arena". Politico. 25 October 2012. Retrieved 2012-10-25.
  19. ^ Freelander, David (24 October 2012). "Netroots Bloggers Mark 10th Birthday in Decline and Struggling for Survival". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2012-10-24.
  20. Washington Post
    . Retrieved 2012-12-24.
  21. ^ "Crashing the Gate going to Australia". PlutoAustralia.com. 1 July 2006. Retrieved 2006-07-11.
  22. CNET.com
    . 29 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-07.

External links

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