In 1994, when Phil Noble asked me to help him develop a new technologies assessment division for his polical consulting firm in order to try to figure out what impact that Internet thing was going to have on campaigns and elections (a project that eventually grew into the company, PoliticsOnline), it didn't take us long to reach the inescapable conclusion that a revolution was on the way.

Well, folks, lemme tell ya, it's almost one-if-by-land time and two-if-by-sea time. Because the redcoats are definitely coming.

POSTSCRIPT: On a semi-related note, Ben Katz of CompleteCampaigns.com was nice enough to send along some advice about the blog engine issue. Like Phil, Ben was a very early player in the Internet and politics space -- not to mention one of the smartest. You can learn all about Ben and the software and services his company offers here.

NOTE (1/27/05): NYT link above updated to reflect the article's current address.

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