At the same time that the South has become a very important electorate in the national elections, the democratic party is still trying to recover infrastructure switched, flip-flopped, and stolen by Nixon's southern strategy.
to aid in networking and activism of southern progressives and democrats, we are working on a networking, news, and activism website.
here's where you come in....
We could use the following things:
1. A nice logo for us.
2. Alot of weblinks, i mean to every personal or professional democratic blog. We'll advertise the big ones on the front page and the smaller ones in the links section.
3. People from every southern state to keep us updated on the forums or through submissions.
4. Our first essay series, What being a Southern Democrat means to me, to help others understand the unique experience and history of being a democrat in the south. Any submissions welcome.
5. An offer to bigger websites...if you help us get started by just mentioning us, we promise to host your banner ads for free. Hopefully some of my favorite websites like huffington post, crooksandliars, dailykos, etc will hear this one. but other websites and help are welcomed.
look, I know it is difficult to be liberal or progressive in the south, but there are much more people like that in our region than you would think. We want to help foster an enviornment to aid the democratic party in the south, while informing the rest of the nation about our culture to aid them in outreach.
thank you all, and I will keep you updated,
if you are interested in helping us email me at:
southerndems.com@gmail.com
also, we are in the process of building the site, which will not officially open until after the first week in december. (i am a real grad student you know).
thank you all, and take care.