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Netroots Nation Straw Poll Results

Submitted by OurFuture.org Staff
July 21, 2008

Participants in the July 17-20, 2008, Netroots Nations conference were asked what their top political issues were and what they believed should be the top priorities of the next presidential administration. The poll was co-sponsored by Democracy Corps and the Campaign for America's Future.

Here are the complete poll results:

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Netroots Priorities: Iraq, Energy, Health Care, Poverty

By Isaiah J. Poole
July 21, 2008
Netroots Nations participants have four clear priorities for the next president: ending the war in Iraq, addressing the global warming crisis, obtaining health care for all and clsing the growing gap between the rich and poor, according to a straw poll done by Democracy Corps and the Campaign for America's Future. more »

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Van Jones: How to Win the Green Energy Fight

By Isaiah J. Poole
July 21, 2008

It’s not just the country’s energy usage that has to urgently move from fossil fuels to new, sustainable energy sources, environmental and social justice activist Van Jones told Netroots Nation participants. The progressive movement itself, he said, has to go “from diesel to solar” in mobilizing the public and political leaders to action. more »

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Blogging To Health Care For All

By Bill Scher
July 20, 2008

At Netroots Nation, I talked with Melinda Gibson of the Health Care for America Now coalition, soon after she debuted a new (and hilarious) video taking on the insurance companies in advance of an expected battle between the public interest and special interest. more »

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Lessig at Netroots Nation

By Rick Perlstein
July 19, 2008

In a Netroots Nation keynote speech, Larry Lessig made the point that Al Gore proposed that the 1994 Telecommunications Act contain a title deregulating cable and DSL. Congress, Lessig reports, went berserk: "How can we extort donations from the telecommunications industry," they basically said, "if we don't regulate them?"

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Jim Hightower on Blogging and Populism

By Bill Scher
July 19, 2008

Long-time Texas populist Jim Hightower shared a few minutes with me at Netroots Nation to talk about how blogging is changing the face of Texas politics, giving progressive populists a revitalized voice in the Lone Star State. He also discussed the degree of populism in the Obama campaign. more »

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Blogging While Green

By Bill Scher
July 19, 2008

A second environmental panel at Netroots Nation focused on "Debunking The Issue Silo Myth," the myth that environmental issues only exist in their own "silo," when in fact they are directly relevant to economic growth, poverty, health and national security issues. more »

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The Middle-Class Challenge

By Bill Scher
July 18, 2008

Following the Netroots Nation panel on fighting for the middle-class, I spoke with panelist David Goldstein of HA Seattle, and got his take on the challenges bloggers face in framing the issues that impact the middle-class. more »

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Poisoned Peppers, Poisoned Politics

By Isaiah J. Poole
July 18, 2008

I was sitting in an Austin, Texas, restaurant, eating a concoction made with corn chips, chili and cheese, when the federal government announced that tomatoes that had been suspected as the source of an e.coli outbreak were now safe to eat. more »

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Can Blogs Energize America?

By Bill Scher
July 18, 2008

At Netroots Nation, Mark Sumner of Energize America talks to me about how blogs can help build strong support for a clean energy future.

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