September 16, 2004
Hurricane Betty Bounces Out Of Florida
At first tropical storm Betty Castor hovered undetected under my e-dar. I thought she was just another passing storm hoping to reach the senate and replace Bob Graham representing Florida.
I was wrong. Betty Castor is now a full-fledged category 5 hurricane.
Category 1 - you have a website, most likely maintained by a relative or someone under 19
Category 2 - you have a website and newsletter that people actually read
Category 3 - your online communications are popular among supporters and actually raises some money
Category 4 - you have a paid tech staff and the ability to not only raise money, but also mobilize people to take action
Category 5 - your online communications are so good your opponents copy you, while your online reach is national with the ability to raise over six figures
Off The Chart - you have a link to BuzzWebster on your blog or homepage
To explain, in the past few weeks Betty has been the subject of e-newsletter campaigns for the online PAC’s of Howard Dean, Hillary Clinton, MoveOn and the New Democrat Network.
You know your popular when your name shows up in email boxes more than Viagra.
Betty built up to this category by snagging Larry Biddle as her deputy campaign manager. Biddle was deputy national finance director for Howard Dean's presidential campaign. Need I say more?
I can’t. I don’t know much else than that, but for various reasons the seat she wants has interested some very big names in the online fundraising world.
Her opponent is former HUD Secretary Mel Martinez.
News on $ numbers and are developing...
Posted by Buzz Webster at September 16, 2004 01:37 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)
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