Petty politics or something more?
Late last week, the spokesman for the state Democratic party sent around an e-mail asking reporters to compare the North Carolina Democrats' web site to the North Carolina Republicans'. The point he was making was that:
- The NC Dems site has information on how to help Hurricane Katrina victims, but
- the NC GOP site does not. (This is still the case as of Tuesday at 10 a.m.).
Is this a valid criticism of just a cheap shot? Does lack of web savvy amount to lack of caring? Or is it even appropriate for the Dems to be using their political infrastructure in this manner?
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Update: GOP has a Red Cross link up now.
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I'd call it petty politics.
The Republicans have caught up now. Interesting that neither party is touting the Bush-Clinton fund, which takes the very sensible approach of providing resources for the governors of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama to use where needed.
The Dems are linking to the Red Cross, which is good, but also to the N.C. Disaster Relief Fund, which, as I read it, collects money strictly to deal with disasters in North Carolina. I don't believe Hurricane Katrina hit North Carolina.
Posted on September 6, 2005 3:17 PM