Hartford Courant: Bloggers Deflect Political Credit. Tim Tagaris, Lamont’s Internet communications director, worked with bloggers in a way akin to how a traditional press secretary works with the media. He said he tried to provide them with information their readers wanted, while also focusing on fundraising and volunteer recruitment, which blogs can bolster through links on their websites.
In another election cycle, this kind of story won’t even be written. The integration of the Net into politics will be so thorough that no one will consider it remarkable.