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The road to Las Vegas…
And so it begins. Last week my fiance and I began our journey out to Nevada. Our hope is that we can both play a fairly significant role in the defeat of both Harry Reid from the U.S. Senate and Dina Titus from Congress.
This is an interesting turn of events for me, because a few years ago when I moved to Chicago from Nevada, I thought it would be permanent. Here I am, the Ford Escape loaded to the brim, trekking my way back to the silver state for the 2010 election cycle.
We spent a few days in southern Illinois with friends and family, and this morning we drove from Effingham, IL to Salina, KS. We’re now bunked up in a Holiday Inn Express geeking out over the latest news of the political scene in Nevada.
Tomorrow we’ll drive from Salina to Grand Junction, CO. From there, we’ll finish off the drive to Las Vegas, spending the rest of 2010 in full scale election mode.
I’m also excited to be joined by good friend and fellow blogger Steve Foley. Steve will be moving in with us in Las Vegas, and he’ll be running the new media side of Liberty First PAC and our online efforts to help defeat Harry Reid.
We’re also strongly considering some heavy involvement in three congressional races in Arizona, so watch this blog for updates as I’m going to begin posting here again now that I’m back in campaign mode.
2010 is going to be a wild ride!
-Eric
This past Saturday I was invited to be a guest on Fox News with Brian Wilson to discuss tea party efforts as it relates to the 2010 election cycle. The interview was brief, but I was able to get a view points in. Continue Reading
I had the privilege of speaking at the Midwest Fairtax Rally yesterday and had a fantastic time. Some of the folks who organized the Kansas City Tea Party put together a strong hour or so of speakers for the Fairtax event. On that note, many thanks are in order for the Fairtax folks reaching out to us and giving us some face time at the event. Continue Reading
Keith Olbermann features me in a segment where he tries to lash out at the Tea Party effort, but ends up telling it like it really is.
The post April 15th environment has left a lot of questions unanswered. The bad news is that in many cases, answers aren’t available. The good news is, some of the available answers are VERY sound and starting to unfold.
One of the main reasons for launching ericjodom.com is to define who I am and help answer questions a lot of folks have. I’ve been a “stealth” kind of guy over the years and now that I’ve become a more public figure… I think it’s time a share some of my background.
After the energy debate last August, a few smaller fights since then, and finally, the Tea Party Movement… I’ve decided (after advice from close friends) to launch Ericjodom.com along with a brand new blog.
Right Online, a gathering of internet activists and free-market minded voters, turned out to be quite a successful event. Put on by AFP, and sponsored by organizations such as my own employer, the Sam Adams Alliance, the event was able to attract a wide range of speakers, panelists, and trainers.
Right Online is now the second major conference to provide training for internet activists. The Conservative Leadership Conference kicked off last year’s event with the slogan “Conservatives & The New Media”. This year the Conservative Leadership Conference is hosting an all day Samsphere event put on by the Sam Adams Alliance, and gives the west coast its second injection of full scale online training.
While Daily KOS is providing the far left with one big conference each year, the Conservative Leadership Conference and Right Online are both moving in to create an environment for free-market minded activists to network, share ideas, and learn from the best in the business. And they’re doing it VERY well.
Indeed, Right Online was a huge success. I had the honor of speaking on a panel titled “New Media & The Conservative Movement”. Soren Dayton was the panel moderator, and the room was pretty packed. We had a plethora of questions that allowed for solid discussion revolving around the idea that the right is behind, but making serious and much needed changes to correct it and move forward in a manner that creates success.
The numbers I’m hearing fluctuates, but the San Francisco Chronicle said there were about 500 present for AFP and Right Online. This isn’t the 5,000 that Netroots attracts, but it’s a pretty good number for a first time center-right event. I would certainly consider it a success.
Speakers at Right Online included Erick Erickson, Micheal Steele, Michelle Malkin (not a big Malkin fan, and I thought her speech was lacking, but she added some “star power” to the lineup), Michael Williams, Ken Emanuelson, Matt Sheffield, Grover Norquist, Bob Barr, John Fund, and many more.
Overall I would have to give this event four stars out of five. There were a few things I found lacking, but for a first time event of such nature for AFP, this was a two thumbs up.
Other Bloggers talking about Right Online include:
-Right Wing Sparkle
-Patriot Writer
-The American Mind
-Voice in the Wilderness
-Urban Grounds
-Lone Star Times
-Blue Dot Blues
-Acton Blog
-Travis Monitor
-North Shore Exponent
I have some audio files as well as video footage that I’ll post later on, so be sure to watch for the next few posts.
-Eric Odom
