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January 22, 2008BELTWAY BLOGROLL
No Blog Power In The Back Rooms
Ben Pershing of Capitol Briefing agrees with a point I've been making about congressional leadership races for two years now: Bloggers have limited, if any, influence in those backroom decisions.
In particular, Pershing endorsed my argument of a week ago that Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., has little chance of winning a slot on the House Appropriations Committee despite an online movement in his favor being led by Republican bloggers. He cited the movement as an example of bloggers getting "excited and mobilized to make something happen that probably never will."
Pershing added that "the Appropriations contest is one that will be decided the old-fashioned way -- by a secret vote, on paper, behind closed doors. No bloggers allowed."
Posted by Danny | 01:39 PM
