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'Netroots' Bloggers Land Campaign Gigs

Two Democratic "netroots" bloggers have landed gigs with U.S. Senate campaigns.

Scott Shields announced his hiatus from MyDD today. He will be working to elect appointed Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J.

"Since his appointment to the Senate early this year, Senator Menendez has done nothing but impress me," Shields wrote. "He was the first member of Congress to stand up and say no to the Dubai ports deal. He's stood up to credit-card companies, putting forward a 'credit card bill of rights in the Senate to protect consumers. And right now, he's heading up efforts to ease the immediate financial burden on Americans at the pump while also focusing on the long-term prospect of achieving real energy security."

Shields' move comes soon after Tim Tagaris signed on to work for Senate campaign of businessman Ned Lamont in Connecticut. Lamont is challenging Sen. Joseph Lieberman, a whipping boy of the netroots, in the Democratic primary. Tagaris left Grow Ohio last fall to blog for the Democratic National Committee.

The emergence of a revolving door between blogs and campaigns has stirred some controversy in the past.

Other bloggers have taken jobs on Capitol Hill, at trade groups, in the media and at think tanks. That just goes to show that blogging can lead to bigger and presumably better places.

Posted by Danny | 12:48 PM