Candidate warning, if you're not a "geek" forgetaboutit.

[CK_John]

Minimum requirement; send and receive your own eMail.

Be able to throw together a 5 slide powerpoint presentation in a hour or two.

Fund raise over voip secure line.

Party candidate recruiter's need to get together a "geek" profile or get the hell out of the way.

[Clio the Leo]

1. Is this in reference to the Republican who forgot to register their own .com name?

That was funny.

[CK_John]

2. No this is for all future candidates for any office, from dogcather on up.

[Clio the Leo]

5. Ah, gotcha. Well, in case you haven't seen this...

"Hoekstra Opponents Register PeteHoekstra.com"
http://tpmlivewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/01/hoekstra-opponents-register-petehoekstracom.php

[CK_John]

6. That's a good one. Direct action on the part of savy electorate. n/t

[LiberalFighter]

3. At least 75% of those in Congress probably don't know how to do PPPs.

If a candidate uses VOIP it's probably because their staff member had it set up.

[CK_John]

4. That is why we'll see the biggest turnover over since 1791. It's now tech time. n/t

[LiberalFighter]

7. The candidate doesn't need to be one that is tech savvy.

It is only necessary for someone on the staff to be tech savvy.

As it is now, probably 99.9% of politicians have cell phones and know how to text. That is all they need.

The other stuff their staff can handle.

[CK_John]

8. True for now, but I feel that is about to change bigtime. Tech policy and proposed bills

are becoming very complex and in order for politicians to even have input to the discussions he/she will have to tech savvy and the staff twice as savvy.