(Please feel free to distribute this to any Southern state bloggers you know!)
In the American South, in states like Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Georgia, Florida, Virginia, South Carolina, and others, Democrats and Progressives face many of the same issues every election cycle. A lot of the typical "God, guns, and gays," plus abortion and other so-called "wedge issues," Republicans have made effective use of to turn the once Solid Democratic South into a Republican stronghold.
Bloggers in these states face unique challenges when it comes to framing issues and advocating for candidates in election cycles.
Recently, a new group has been started to help Southern State Bloggers "unite" and explore strategy and issue-framing options in anticipation of the 2008 election cycle: Progressvie Bloggers of the South.
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