Live LaRocco blogs begin tonight
U.S. Senate candidate Larry LaRocco will hold the first of three live blogging sessions tonight (Tuesday, May 29) at IdaBlue. Tonight's session - starting at 8 Mountain/7 Pacific - will focus on the war in Iraq and other issues of interest to active-duty military personnel, veterans, and military families. (LaRocco himself is an active-duty Army veteran who has come out in support of responsibly ending the war in Iraq.)
The next two blog sessions - which will cover any current issues of interest - will be held:
Friday, June 1, at noon Mountain/11 a.m. Pacific at New West Boise.
Tuesday, June 5, at noon Mountain/11 a.m. Pacific in the diaries at Daily Kos.
Please join us for one or more of these sessions - your chance to communicate directly with the only currently announced candidate in Idaho's 2008 Senate race.
Julie,
May I suggest for the next two live blogs that you first solicit questions that the Congressman can put together responses offline that are then posted at the start of the sessions? I would imagine that it is a challenge for one person to type fast enough to respond to the inquiries from a group of bloggers...if he can pre-answer some questions, he can focus more on some followups that can be posted.
Posted by: Irwin Horowitz | May 29, 2007 at 08:52 PM
Irwin,
Thanks for the suggestion, but the whole rationale behind a live blog is to see how candidates think on their feet. Having pioneered this with the Grant race last year, I think of live blogs as virtual town hall meetings. It's true some questions are vetted at such forums, but candidates still have to answer quickly, so you can really get a sense of how they think.
Granted, it takes longer to type than to talk, and people have to wait around a while (or come back) to get their answers. But I think Larry did very well indeed, answering 10 questions in an hour.
Posted by: Julie in Boise | May 29, 2007 at 09:56 PM
http://idablue.blogspot.com/2007/05/message-from-larry.html
The full transcript of tonight's live blog, for any of you who want to read it.
Posted by: Julie Fanselow | May 29, 2007 at 10:40 PM