bloggers a political force

Liberals look ahead at Yearly Kos

At the second such conference, online political activists celebrate a growing influence and consider their future role.

By James Rainey
Times Staff Writer
the Los Angeles Times

August 4, 2007

CHICAGO — The liberal online political activists gathered here this week found many reasons to celebrate: the growth in their numbers at the second Yearly Kos Convention, a new Democratic majority in Congress, and their power to attract the top contenders for the Democratic presidential nomination to a debate this afternoon.

The 1,500 bloggers, organizers and partisans at the convention loudly cheered those markers of their emerging influence. But they also spent much of their time talking about expanding their foothold as a political force.