http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/databases_give_incumbents_edge/ Online Journal of Politics and Foreign Affairs Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:36:53 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/databases_give_incumbents_edge/comment-page-1/#comment-85416 yetanotherjohn Wed, 07 Jun 2006 17:13:51 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2006/06/databases_give_incumbents_edge/#comment-85416 I suspect the advantage has less to do with the technology behind the email than the really valuable database. If you think about the person who gets worked up enough to 'write their congressman', then you can recognize that knowing what issue is a hot button for a certain constituent is a key factor. Now if the Washington Post wanted to really do some investigation, see if different positions on the same subject are being emailed to different constituents. Hopefully the incumbents would be smart enough to know not to do this, though given some of the congress critter actions presuming brains is perhaps to high a mark. I suspect the advantage has less to do with the technology behind the email than the really valuable database. If you think about the person who gets worked up enough to 'write their congressman', then you can recognize that knowing what issue is a hot button for a certain constituent is a key factor. Now if the Washington Post wanted to really do some investigation, see if different positions on the same subject are being emailed to different constituents. Hopefully the incumbents would be smart enough to know not to do this, though given some of the congress critter actions presuming brains is perhaps to high a mark.

]]> http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/databases_give_incumbents_edge/comment-page-1/#comment-85387 Amplez Wed, 07 Jun 2006 13:18:49 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2006/06/databases_give_incumbents_edge/#comment-85387 Democrats skipped blogs. Democrats skipped blogs.

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