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NACo Blog focuses on White House Candidates
Interested in finding a county spin to the united States presidential campaigns? Just go online, and look no further than the Website nacoblog.blogspot.com. It's a regularly updated compilation of articles and thoughts - known as a 'blog' - focused entirely on the 2008 race for the White House, started by the national Association of Counties as part of its 2008 Presidential Election Project. "We understand with the length of the presidential campaign and the demands of everyday life, it is hard to keep up-to-date on everything," said NACo President Colleen Landkamer. "That's why we established the blog - it's a place where county officials can comment and tell their stories as well as catch up on what the candidates are saying about county issues."
The blog features links to interesting news articles, websites and videos, as well as a list of endorsements for different presidential candidates by various county officials. According to NACo's compilation of presidential endorsements, Rudy Giuliani and John McCain had racked up the most NACo Blog Focuses on White House Candidates support from county officials across the country, with 46 endorsements going to Giuliani and 60 going to McCain as of June 13. Giuliani's endorsements are largely from the new Jersey area, whereas McCain's are mostly from South Carolina, new Hampshire, Michigan, Florida, Alabama, Arizona and California.
County officials and other readers can leave comments on blog entries if they wish. Officials wanting to post their own entries on the 2008 election can contact Kim Rogers at krogers@naco.org.
The 2008 Presidential Election Project is an initiative to reach out to the United States presidential candidates and familiarize them with important county issues. "The goal of the project, which is a nonpartisan effort, is for all of the candidates to hear the same message from county officials on key issues. Hearing the same message from county officials will encourage the candidates to focus on these issues as part of their campaign," states the NACo Website, www.naco.org.
Besides the blog, the initiative includes a list of upcoming campaign events for major candidates so that officials may know when candidates will be in the area, as well as a list of county-related questions officials can ask candidates.
-Article provided by Texas Association of Counties