Here's a novel idea - get the post-election postmortem over before the vote takes place. Readers of Kevin Drum's Political Animal blog have spent the past few days trying to work out what will be said tomorrow if Joe Lieberman, Al Gore's running mate in 2000, loses the Democratic party nomination for his Connecticut senate seat.
The general verdict is that it will be a great day for blogs. Thanks to the backing of Daily Kos and other Democratic bloggers for challenger Ned Lamont's attacks on Mr Lieberman's Iraq war support, the primary could translate into something approaching a blogs wot won it moment for the US. Even if Mr Lamont loses, blogs will still have done well to propel a previous unknown so far, etc. etc.
So the internet moves ever closer to the heart of US politics. But some of those who have put it there are shying away from the claims others make for its power.
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