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'{{Infobox website | name = Daily Kos | logo = [[File:Daily Kos logo.png|195px]] | screenshot = | collapsible = | collapsetext = | caption = | url = [http://www.dailykos.com DailyKos.com] | alexa = | commercial = Yes | type = [[Political blog]] | language = [[English language|English]] | registration = | owner = | author = [[Markos Moulitsas]] | launch date = 2002 | current status = Active | revenue = | slogan = | content license = }} '''Daily Kos''' ({{IPAc-en|icon|ˈ|k|oʊ|s}}) is an [[United States|American]] [[Politics of the United States|political]] [[blog]] that publishes news and opinions from a [[Progressivism in the United States|progressive]] point of view. It functions as a discussion forum and group blog for a variety of [[netroots]] activists, whose efforts are primarily directed toward influencing and strengthening the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]. Additionally, the [[web site|site]] features a participatory political encyclopedia ("DKosopedia"), glossaries, and other content. Daily Kos was founded by [[Markos Moulitsas]] (''Kos'' from the last syllable of his first name, his nickname while in the military) in 2002. In 2007, its parent company, Kos Media, LLC, began a fellowship program to help fund a new generation of [[Progressivism in the United States|progressive]] activists. About a dozen contributing editors provide content for the site, with three to four new editors being chosen from the Daily Kos community every year. As of January 2010, Daily Kos had an average weekday traffic of over 130,000 visits,<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.sitemeter.com/?a=stats&s=sm8dailykos | title = Daily Kos: Site Summary | work = Sitemeter | accessdate = 2009-03-09 }}</ref> and received over 1,112,000 visits per month.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.sitemeter.com/?a=stats&s=sm8dailykos&r=36 | title = Daily Kos: This Year's Visits by Month | work = Sitemeter | accessdate = 2009-03-09 }}</ref> It is financially sustained by [[advertising]], with Google [[AdSense]] and [[Blogads]]. The ads focus mostly on activist causes, media, and political candidates. Members can also purchase an ad-free subscription to the site if they want. The website ran on the [[Scoop (software)|Scoop]] content management system until 2011 when it moved to its own custom content management system referred to as "DK 4.0". In 2009, ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine listed the Daily Kos in its "Most Overrated Blogs" section.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1879276_1879093_1879090,00.html | work=Time | title=25 Best Blogs 2009 | date=2009-02-13 | accessdate=2010-04-30}}</ref> Despite the listing, ''Time'' magazine readers named the Daily Kos the second best blog.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1725323_1727246_1727247,00.html |title=TIME.com's First Annual Blog Index | work=Time | date=2008-04-06 | accessdate=2010-08-14}}</ref> == Content == {{Expand section|date=June 2008}} Moulitsas and a small group of selected editors post entries directly to the front page; other users can post "diaries", the titles of which appear on the front page in reverse chronological order, with special attention and longer display time for those diaries highly recommended by other users. The other major source of content is the comments posted in response to front page entries and diaries. Comments for popular or controversial diaries or front page articles can run into the thousands. Front page entries and diaries often take the form of a news story from an outside source interspersed with commentary from the author of the diary or post. Sometimes these stories contain a request for action from other members of the community, such as to get involved with a particular campaign, give money to a candidate or contact an elected official about an issue. Some front page entries are called "open threads", which encourage people to post comments on any issue. One of the versions of these open threads are "live threads" of commentary on important events happening in real time, such as debates or elections. Administrators have the ability to edit or delete diaries, though this is done rarely. "Trusted users" have the ability to recommend or hide responses posted by ordinary members whose comments they deem solely disruptive. Less than 0.01% of comments are hidden. Daily Kos had previously partnered with [[Research 2000]] to produce [[nonpartisan]] polling for presidential, congressional and gubernatorial races across the country. In June 2010, Daily Kos terminated the relationship after finding their data showed statistical anomalies consistent with deliberate falsification<ref>Kos, [http://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/6/29/169/32552 Research 2000: Problems in plain sight], The Daily Kos, June 29, 2010.</ref> and announced its intention to sue the polling firm.<ref>{{cite web|last=Steven|first=Shephard|title=Daily Kos To Sue Former Pollster|url=http://hotlineoncall.nationaljournal.com/archives/2010/06/daily_kos_to_su.php#more|work=National Journal|accessdate=29 June 2010}}</ref><ref>Greg Sargent, [http://voices.washingtonpost.com/plum-line/2010/06/lawyer_for_dailykos_details_la.html It's war! Lawyer for DailyKos details lawsuit against Research 2000], in "The Plum Line", The Washington Post, June 29, 2010.</ref> On November 30, 2010, an agreement to a settlement began as lawyers for the Plaintiff filed a status report indicating that both parties were in "''agreement as to the contours of a proper settlement but are still in the process of determining whether the execution of the proposed terms is feasible.''"<ref> Kos Media LLC et al v. Research 2000 et al - Filing: 11 [http://docs.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/california/candce/3:2010cv02894/229290/11/ Kos Media LLC et al v. Research 2000 et al - Filing: 11] Access date: 23 April 2011.</ref> In May 2011, the [[Huffington Post]] reported that the lawsuit had been settled with Research 2000 pollster Del Ali making payments to Daily Kos.<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/27/daily-kos-research-2000-lawsuit_n_867775.html Daily Kos vs. Research 2000 Lawsuit Settled]</ref> == Contributors == === Prominent contributors === {{Ref improve section|date=November 2008}} Numerous political figures use Daily Kos to publish frequent or occasional content, including consultants, candidates, and sitting members of Congress. Prominent posters include: {| width="100%" |- valign=top |width="33%"| ;Current & Former officeholders *[[Mark Begich]]<ref>{{cite web|title=I'm Running for US Senate|author=Mark Begich|url=http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/4/22/04644/2179|publisher=Daily Kos|date=2008-04-22|accessdate=2009-01-23}}</ref> *[[Earl Blumenauer]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Libby Sentence Commuted: Inexcusable|author=Earl Blumenauer|url=http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/7/2/191316/7416|publisher=Daily Kos|date=2007-07-02|accessdate=2009-01-23}}</ref> *[[Debra Bowen]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Wednesday's SOS Debate & my Voter Bill of Rights|author=Debra Bowen|url=http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/10/23/202453/74|publisher=Daily Kos|date=2006-10-23|accessdate=2009-01-23}}</ref> *[[Barbara Boxer]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Tell the oil companies to stay out of ANWR!|author=Barbara Boxer|url=http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2005/3/17/185420/019|publisher=Daily Kos|date=2005-03-17|accessdate=2009-01-23}}</ref> *[[Mark B. Cohen]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Important Principles Behind Burris Seating|author=Mark Cohen|url=http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/1/11/0737/46131|publisher=Daily Kos|date=2009-01-10|accessdate=2009-01-23}}</ref> *[[Steve Cohen]]<ref>{{cite web|title=HRC for SOS|author=Steve Cohen|url=http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/11/14/174821/45|publisher=Daily Kos|date=2008-11-14|accessdate=2009-01-23}}</ref> *[[John Conyers]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Creating Reasons to Go to War|author=John Conyers|url=http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2005/5/2/16258/65970|publisher=Daily Kos|date=2005-05-02|accessdate=2009-01-23}}</ref> *[[Dick Durbin|Richard Durbin]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Help me set the Senate's agenda|author=Richard Durbin|url=http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/1/9/121441/4634|publisher=Daily Kos|date=2007-01-09|accessdate=2009-01-23}}</ref> *[[Russ Feingold]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Pre-1776 Mentality|author=Russ Feingold|url=http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/2/2/10581/84829|publisher=Daily Kos|date=2006-02-02|accessdate=2009-01-23}}</ref> *[[Bart Gordon]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Let Congress See the Off-Shoring Jobs Report!|author=Bart Gordon|url=http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/3/28/134759/269|publisher=Daily Kos|date=2006-03-28|accessdate=2009-01-23}}</ref> *[[Alan Grayson]] *[[Christine Gregoire]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Boeing, the Bush Administration and Senator McCain|author=Chris Gregoire|url=http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/5/13/141619/299|publisher=Daily Kos|date=2008-05-13|accessdate=2009-01-23}}</ref> *[[Tom Harkin]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Another Vile Attack|author=Tom Harkin|url=http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/10/24/15222/033|publisher=Daily Kos|date=2008-10-24|accessdate=2009-01-23}}</ref> *[[Jane Harman]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Coming together|author=Jane Harman|url=http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/6/1/13750/46778|publisher=Daily Kos|date=2009-01-24|accessdate=2009-01-24}}</ref> *[[Steve Kagen]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Why I Declined My Congressional Health Coverage|author=Steve Kagen|url=http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/6/29/8123/83327|publisher=Daily Kos|date=2007-06-29|accessdate=2009-01-24}}</ref> *[[John Kerry]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Working for Barack Obama (Updated)|author=John Kerry|url=http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/2/15/114657/465|publisher=Daily Kos|date=2008-02-15|accessdate=2009-01-24}}</ref> *[[Larry Kissell]]<ref>{{cite web|title=John Edwards Deserves...|author=Larry Kissell|url=http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/1/30/94655/1075|publisher=Daily Kos|date=2008-01-30|accessdate=2009-01-24}}</ref> *[[Jim McDermott]] *[[Jeff Merkley]] *[[Brad Miller (congressman)|Brad Miller]] *[[Jim Moran]] *[[Chris Murphy (politician)|Chris Murphy]] *[[Barack Obama]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Tone, Truth, and the Democratic Party|author=Barack Obama|url=http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2005/9/30/102745/165/500/153069|publisher=Daily Kos|date=2005-09-30|accessdate=2009-01-23}}</ref> *[[Frank Pallone]] *[[David Paterson]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Protecting the Rights of Married Couples|author=David Paterson|url=http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/5/30/13233/4971|publisher=Daily Kos|date=2008-05-30|accessdate=2009-01-23}}</ref> *[[Nancy Pelosi]] *[[Tom Perriello]] *[[Jared Polis]] *[[Harry Reid]] *[[Andrew Monroe Rice|Andrew Rice]] *[[Bill Richardson (politician)|Bill Richardson]] *[[Ciro D. Rodriguez]] *[[Brian Schweitzer]]<ref>{{cite web|author=Brian Schweitzer|url=http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2005/10/6/192124/075|title=Answering Your Questions About Montana's Black Gold|publisher=Daily Kos|date=2005-10-06|accessdate=2009-01-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Brian Schweitzer|url=http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/10/17/13382/764|title=Supporting Netroots Candidates|publisher=Daily Kos|date=2006-10-17|accessdate=2009-01-23}}</ref> *[[Chuck Schumer]] *[[Louise Slaughter]] *[[Ron Sparks (politician)|Ron Sparks]]<ref>{{cite web|author=Ron Sparks|url=http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/4/11/191217/900|title=What is Sparksmania?|publisher=Daily Kos|date=2007-04-11|accessdate=2009-01-23}}</ref> *[[Linda Stender]] |width="33%"| *[[Jon Tester]]<ref>{{cite web|author=Jon Tester|url=http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/9/7/1983/20711|title=60 Days . . .|publisher=Daily Kos|date=2006-09-07|accessdate=2009-01-23}}</ref> *[[Mark Warner]]<ref>{{cite web|author=Mark Warner|url=http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/4/19/172720/567|title=I'm looking forward to Yearly Kos in Las Vegas|date=2006-04-19|accessdate=2009-01-23}}</ref> *[[Henry Waxman]] *[[Jim Webb]]<ref>{{cite web|author=Jim Webb|url=http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/6/16/15221/5192|title=My Netroots Victory|publisher=Daily Kos|date=2006-06-16|accessdate=2009-01-23}}</ref> *[[Anthony D. Weiner|Anthony Weiner]] *[[Robert Wexler]] *[[Lynn Woolsey]] *[[Rocky Anderson]]<ref>{{cite web|title=A Clear Case for Impeachment|author=Rocky Anderson|url=http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/3/1/19949/44077|publisher=Daily Kos|date=2007-03-01|accessdate=2009-01-24}}</ref> *[[Birch Bayh]]<ref>{{cite web|title=A Plan to Elect the President by Popular Vote|author=Birch Bayh|url=http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/3/2/132928/7960|publisher=Daily Kos|date=2006-03-02|accessdate=2009-01-24}}</ref> *[[Chris Bell (politician)|Chris Bell]]<ref>{{cite web|title=I'm Running!|author=Chris Bell|url=http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2005/7/28/163348/722|publisher=Daily Kos|date=2005-07-28|accessdate=2009-01-24}}</ref> *[[Jimmy Carter]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Jack Carter - A return to America's Values|author=Jimmy Carter|url=http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/3/23/103458/107|publisher=Daily Kos|date=2006-03-23|accessdate=2009-01-23}}</ref> *[[Jon Corzine]]<ref>{{cite web|title=The Importance of Governance|author=Jon Corzine|url=http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2005/4/14/92124/9571|publisher=Daily Kos|date=2005-04-14|accessdate=2009-01-23}}</ref> *[[John Edwards]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Hello Daily Kos!|author=John Edwards|url=http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/11/20/144410/37|publisher=Daily Kos|date=2006-11-20|accessdate=2009-01-23}}</ref> *[[Ted Kennedy]]<ref>{{cite web|title=On the Downing Street Minutes|author=Edward Kennedy|url=http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2005/6/7/101849/4431|publisher=Daily Kos|date=2005-06-07|accessdate=2009-01-23}}</ref> *[[Bob Kerrey]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Why I support Jim Webb for Senate|author=Bob Kerrey|url=http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/3/28/21724/6057|publisher=Daily Kos|date=2006-03-28|accessdate=2009-01-24}}</ref> *[[Eric Massa]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Hey O'Reilly, I'm talking to you! An open challenge to debate with Eric Massa|author=Eric Massa|url=http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/7/29/11313/1143|publisher=Daily Kos|date=2007-07-29|accessdate=2009-01-24}}</ref> *[[Eliot Spitzer]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Why I'm Suing the Bush Administration|author=Eliot Spitzer|url=http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/10/2/141343/450|publisher=Daily Kos|date=2007-10-02|accessdate=2009-01-24}}</ref> *[[Tom Vilsack]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Rejecting Escalation: Take Local Action|author=Tom Vilsack|url=http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/1/10/174915/434|publisher=Daily Kos|date=2007-01-10|accessdate=2009-01-24}}</ref> ;Former candidates *[[Pete Ashdown]] *[[Charles Brown (California)|Lt. Col. Charlie Brown]] *[[Jack Carter (politician)|Jack Carter]] *[[Wesley Clark]] *[[Paul Hackett (politician)|Paul Hackett]] *[[Lois Herr]] *[[John Laesch]] *[[Ned Lamont]] *[[Jim Martin (Georgia politician)|Jim Martin]] *[[Lois Murphy]] *[[Scudder Parker]] *[[Gilda Reed]] *[[Jeff Seemann]] *[[Ron Shepston]] *[[Jonathan Tasini]] *[[Bill Winter (lawyer)|Bill Winter]] |width="33%"| ;Consultants *[[David "Mudcat" Saunders]] *[[David Sirota]] *[[Larry LaRocco]] *[[Jerry Northington]] *[[Barry Welsh]] *[[Alexi Giannoulias]] ;Commentators *[[A. Whitney Brown]] *[[Michael Moore]] *[[Keith Olbermann]]<ref>{{cite web|title=I Hate to Interrupt, But...|author=Keith Olbermann|url=http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/1/14/12636/5764|publisher=Daily Kos|date=2008-01-14|accessdate=2009-01-23}}</ref> *Michael Schiavo<ref>{{cite web|title=Excuse me, Mr. Lieberman?|author=Michael Schiavo|url=http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/7/30/22425/2508|publisher=Daily Kos|date=2006-07-30|accessdate=2009-01-23}}</ref> *[[Sam Seder]] *[[Cindy Sheehan]] ;Authors *[[David Brin]] *[[Bob Altemeyer]] *[[John Dean]] *[[R. A. Salvatore]] |} === Contributing editors === List encompasses so-called "front-pagers," both past and present. * Angry Mouse (Kaili Joy Gray) * BarbinMD (Barbara Morrill) * brownsox (Arjun Jaikumar) * DarkSyde (Steven Andrew) * DavidNYC * DemFromCT (Greg Dworkin) * Devilstower (Mark Sumner) * DHinMI (Dana Houle) * georgia10 (Georgia Logothetis) * hekebolos (Dante Atkins) * Hunter (Michael Lazzaro) * Jed L (Jed Lewison) * Kagro X (David Waldman) * mcjoan (Joan McCarter) * Meteor Blades (Timothy Lange) * MissLaura (Laura Clawson) * Plutonium Page (Page van der Linden) * Scout Finch (Jennifer Bruenjes) * smintheus (Michael Clark) * Steve Singiser * SusanG (Susan Gardner) * Trapper John (Jake McIntyre) * Turkana (Laurence Lewis) === Guest bloggers === Beginning in 2003, as his blog expanded to a community, Kos appointed four or five "guest bloggers" (also called "front page diarists," "contributing editors," "front-pagers," and simply "FPers") who are selected from the community and tasked with regular contributions on the front page (without needing to have their articles recommended or promoted). * '''2003''': [[Billmon]]; Steve Soto; [[Steve Gilliard]]; RonK, Seattle * '''2004''': Meteor Blades; DHinMI; Melanie; Trapper John; theoria; DemFromCT * '''2005''': DavidNYC; kid oakland; Hunter; Armando; a gilas girl; Plutonium Page <ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2005/12/6/13847/2437 | title = Changing of the Guard | author = kos | work = Daily Kos | date = 2005-12-06 | accessdate = 2006-10-05 }}</ref> * '''2006''': georgia10; SusanG; mcjoan; DarkSyde; Superribbie (announced as a front-pager, but backed out the next day, citing time constraints) <ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/12/12/12100/078 | title = The 2006 class of guest bloggers | author = kos | date = 2005-12-12 | accessdate = 2006-10-05 }}</ref> * '''2007''': BarbinMD; Kagro X; Devilstower; MissLaura * '''2008''': brownsox; Scout Finch; smintheus; Jed L. * '''2009''': Steve Singiser Additionally, while on the [[promotional tour]] for ''[[Crashing the Gate]]'', Kos turned over much of the day-to-day management to the 2006 guest bloggers. Emeritus guest bloggers have frequently retained some privileges depending on circumstances, but are not expected to post as often. A front-page diarist known as "Armando" (Armando Lloréns-Sar)<ref>[http://media.nationalreview.com/post/?q=YmRiMjNiMDI3N2FjNGFmMzk1OGVlMzliNGZmN2Y2NzM= Media Blog on National Review Online<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://slata.stanford.edu/ConferenceArchive/law_and_technology_2005/speakers.htm Speakers - Bay Area Law School Technology Conference, 2005<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> took a prominent role during Moulitsas' book hiatus in 2005 and was well known for his foreign policy and legal analysis. He also had his own political blogging website, called Swords Crossed, and was a guest [[Pundit (politics)|political commentator]] in a wide variety of media outlets, including [[The Majority Report]] and [[Talking Points Memo]] Cafe. After his identity and details of his legal career were made widely known, he announced his departure from Daily Kos in June 2006, citing loss of anonymity.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/6/7/221843/2153 | author = Armando | work = Daily Kos | date = 2006-06-07 | accessdate = 2006-10-04 | title = Blogging Anonymity }}</ref> For 2 months, Armando would resurface periodically, and all of his comments were accompanied by a signature line stating that he would be returning to blogging in December 2006. Armando did indeed resurface, albeit under a user ID, "Big Tent Democrat," in September 2006. Armando "Big Tent Democrat" then left the Daily Kos site again in March 2007, citing "differences with the [http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/3/6/0357/06996 management]." Another contributor posts pseudonymously as "DarkSyde" on the front page of Daily Kos and a blog called Unscrewing the Inscrutable. He is best known as a science writer with specific attention paid to biology, astronomy, and political issues such as [[creationism]] or climate change. In particular, DarkSyde's [[Hurricane Katrina]] diaries were widely read during the storm and in the immediate aftermath. They are included in a collection of science articles in the e-book ''Kosmos: You Are Here'', co-written with science fiction novelist Mark Sumner and illustrated by paleowildlife artist Carl Buell. All the contributors to ''Kosmos'' donated the proceeds to fund the [[YearlyKos]] convention. "Bill in Portland Maine" (Bill Harnsberger)<ref>{{cite web | title = North By East: Blogging Liberally | date = 2006-11-01 | url = http://www.downeast.com/index.php/page/issues/id/2512 | work = Downeast Magazine | accessdate = 2007-03-22 }}</ref> is a [[wikt:front page|front page]] regular, best known for his recurring '''Cheers & Jeers''' [[feature story|feature]], in which he bestows plaudits and brickbats on various newsmakers. Cheers & Jeers, which first appeared on Daily Kos on 9 December 2003, has evolved into a mini-community within the larger Daily Kos community, in which members post announcements about weddings, engagements, births, deaths, pet news, and other personal items, as well as sharing their own particular plaudits and brickbats. He lives with his partner Michael (known as "Common Sense Mainer"), a cat named Vegas, and his beloved [[Labrador Retriever|chocolate lab]], Molly. In the fall of 2007, Harnsberger lost his job, and the Daily Kos community collected $50,000 in pledges to allow him to continue to write Cheers & Jeers as a full-time paid position. On June 2, 2007, [[Steve Gilliard]], one of the blog's original contributors, died at the age of 42. <!--- Steve Gilliard died at the age of forty-two (42). Go to [[Steve Gilliard]] to verify. Many articles including the above article by Daily Kos's Meteor Blades' listed Gilly's age at death as 41. This is due to a Primary Source error; The News Blog itself posted Steve's age as 41 initially on June 2, 2007. It corrected the date two days later upon receiving an update from the Gilliard family. Please do not change Steve's age of death back. The NY Times Obit and the Gilliard page are correct. Thanks, ~~~~bzengo ---> == Campaign fundraising == During the 2004 U.S. election campaign, Daily Kos readers gave approximately $500,000 in user donations to fifteen [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] candidates denoted as most needing funds. The candidates were [[Tony Miller (Kentucky)|Tony Miller]], [[Ben Konop]], [[Daniel Mongiardo]], [[Richard Romero]], [[Samara Barend]], [[Jeff Seemann]], [[Nancy Farmer (politician)|Nancy Farmer]], [[Ginny Schrader]], [[Jan Schneider]], [[Lois Murphy]], [[Jim Newberry]], [[Brad Carson]], [[Tony Knowles (politician)|Tony Knowles]], [[Stan Matsunaka]] and [[Richard Morrison (politician)|Richard Morrison]]. All of these candidates lost. However, Moulitsas had stated that he was deliberately selecting candidates who were not receiving significant financial support from other sources; candidates who were expected to win &mdash; or even be competitive &mdash; were, by and large, already being funded by the [[Democratic National Committee|DNC]], [[Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee|DCCC]], and other national and regional organizations.{{Citation needed|date=February 2007}} He also argued that the campaign was successful in that it forced several [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] incumbents to spend time and money defending "safe" seats that they had never had to defend before. For example, between [[Tom DeLay]] in [[Texas]] and [[Marilyn Musgrave]] in [[Colorado]], Moulitsas calculates that the [[seed money]] provided by the blog's fundraising tied up well over ten times as much [[Republican Party (United States)|GOP]] money in return, and kept two of the GOP's most prolific fundraisers back home campaigning in their own districts for several weeks each, rather than roaming the country raising money for other candidates, as they had in past elections. At least two of his candidates came exceptionally close to winning what would have been significant upsets. Daily Kos led a fundraising campaign again in the 2006 midterm election campaign in conjunction with [[MyDD]] and [http://www.swingstateproject.com/ Swing State Project]. This time around, they raised over 1.4 million dollars for 17 "Netroots Candidates," of which 8 were victorious: [[Jim Webb]] (VA-Sen), [[Jon Tester]] (MT-Sen), [[Tim Walz]] (MN-01), [[Joe Sestak]] (PA-07), [[Ciro Rodriguez]] (TX-23), [[Patrick Murphy (politician)|Patrick Murphy]] (PA-08), [[Jerry McNerney]] (CA-11), [[Paul Hodes]] (NH-02). Several other Kos-endorsed candidates came within 3 percentage points of winning: [[Larry Kissell]] (NC-08), [[Gary Trauner]] (WY-AL), [[Linda Stender]] (NJ-07) and [[Darcy Burner]] (WA-08). The success of these candidates can be simultaneously considered a cause and effect of the Democratic wave in the 2006 election: fundraising on Daily Kos and other progressive / liberal blogs / websites contributed heavily to this and other races, boosting recognition of Democratic candidates across the board; on the other hand, the general anti-Bush, anti-incumbency sentiment across the country{{Citation needed|date=June 2007}} helped boost these candidates and many others on the Democratic side. == YearlyKos convention == {{Main|Netroots Nation}} In June 2006, members of Daily Kos organized the first ever political blogger convention, called YearlyKos, in [[Las Vegas metropolitan area|Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]]. The event was attended by approximately 1000<ref name="PNO">{{cite news |title=How to neuter the Republicans |url=http://www.thephoenix.com/article_ektid15735.aspx |publisher=[[The Phoenix (newspaper)|The Phoenix]] |date=2006-06-21 |first=David S. |last=Bernstein | accessdate = 2006-07-19 }}</ref> bloggers and featured appearances by prominent Democrats such as Senate Minority Leader [[Harry Reid]], [[California]] Senator [[Barbara Boxer]], General [[Wesley Clark]], Governors [[Mark Warner]], [[Bill Richardson]], [[Tom Vilsack]] and [[DNC]] Chair [[Howard Dean]]. The event was widely covered in the traditional media including ''Capitol Hill Blue'',<ref name="CHB">{{cite news |url=http://www.capitolhillblue.com/content2/2006/07/on_second_thought.html |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20060829164351/www.capitolhillblue.com/content/2006/07/on_second_thought.html|archivedate=2006-09-07 |title=On second thought… |first=Doug |last=Thompson |date=2006-07-16 |accessdate=2010-08-14}}</ref> ''The Boston Globe''<ref name="BG">{{cite news |url=http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2006/07/06/bloggers_battle_old_school_media_for_political_clout |publisher=[[The Boston Globe]] |title=Bloggers battle old-school media for political clout |first=Michael M. |last=Grynbaum |date=2006-07-06 |accessdate=2006-07-19}}</ref> and MSNBC.<ref name="MSNBC">{{cite news |url=http://msnbc.msn.com/id/13284379/ |publisher=[[MSNBC]] |title=Warner looks left, looks right, looks toward '08 |last=Curry |first=Tom |date=2006-06-16 |accessdate=2006-07-19}}</ref> [[C-Span]] also carried portions of the convention.<ref name="C-SPAN">{{cite web |url=http://www.c-span.org/VideoArchives.asp?CatCodePairs=Issue,MP&ArchiveDays=100&Page=2 |title=C-Span |accessdate=2006-07-19}}</ref> The event was generally<ref name="YKos">[http://www.dailykos.com/tag/yearlykos%202006 Yearly Kos Tag], Listing of Diaries on Daily Kos. Retrieved on 2006-07-19.</ref> considered a success. YearlyKos 2007 took place in [[Chicago]] in August 2007, at which time it was announced that future conventions would be known as [[Netroots Nation]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/10/3/121115/420 |title=And the YearlyKos 2007 location is.... |publisher=Daily Kos |date=2006-10-03 |accessdate=2006-10-04 |author=YearlyKos}}</ref> In 2008, the conference was held in Austin, Texas, with a surprise visit from [[Al Gore]]. The 2009 conference was held in [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]] from August 13–16. Pittsburgh was chosen in part due to its environmental merits, as the city is a leader in green building, with more square footage than any other city in the country.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gristmill.grist.org/story/2008/7/20/152112/622|title=Netroots to go green in '09|last=Sheppard|first=Kate|date=2008-07-20|publisher=Grist Magazine, Inc|accessdate=2008-07-24}}</ref> In addition, the city has a rich labor union history, which also was a factor in its selection.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://netrootsnation.org/node/984|title=Netroots Nation 2009: Pittsburgh, Aug. 13-16|publisher=BloggerPower|accessdate=2008-08-09}}</ref> ==Controversy== {{Criticism section|date=May 2009}} === Dean campaign consultancy === In 2003, Moulitsas was retained by the [[Howard Dean]] campaign as a technical advisor, an arrangement he disclosed on the site the next day.<ref>{{cite web|title=Full Disclosure|url=http://www.dailykos.net/archives/002972.html|date=2003-06-09|work=Daily Kos|accessdate=2006-10-05}}</ref> A year and a half later, when Daily Kos criticized [[Armstrong Williams]] for accepting money to promote [[George W. Bush]]'s education agenda (including the [[No Child Left Behind Act]]), ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' reported on the payment to Moulitsas as well as a similar payment to [[Jerome Armstrong]].[http://online.wsj.com/public/article/0,,SB110566243803425942,00.html?mod=today's%5Ffree%5Ffeature] [[Zephyr Teachout]] said, <blockquote>On Dean’s campaign, we paid Markos and Jerome Armstrong as consultants, largely in order to ensure that they said positive things about Dean. We paid them over twice as much as we paid two staffers of similar backgrounds, and they had several other clients. While they ended up also providing useful advice, the initial reason for our outreach was explicitly to buy their airtime. To be very clear, they never committed to supporting Dean for the payment &mdash; but it was very clearly, internally, our goal.</blockquote> The ''Journal'' reporters have been criticized for equating the two events (Moulitsas and Armstrong were not journalists) and for "burying" deep in the article the information that Moulitsas had promptly &mdash; and prominently &mdash; disclosed the payment, and that Armstrong had stopped blogging entirely while working for Dean.<ref>{{cite web|title=It's a Pig, Anyway You Look at It|url=http://www.cjrdaily.org/politics/its_a_pig_anyway_you_look_at_i.php|date=2005-01-14|author=Montopoli, Brian|accessdate=2006-10-04|publisher=[[Columbia Journalism Review]]|authorlink=Brian Montopoli}}</ref> Joe Trippi explained in an interview with Dave Winer that he wanted Kos so that Kos wouldn't go work for Clark or anyone else.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/1/15/184659/384|title=TRANSCRIPT: Dave Winer interviews Trippi on WSJ story & blogging ethics (with poll)|author=Spider Jerusalem|date=2005-01-15|accessdate=2006-10-04|work=Daily Kos}}</ref> Meanwhile, [[Chris Suellentrop]] of ''[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]'' criticized Moulitsas not for taking money from the Dean campaign &mdash; something he told his readers about &mdash; but for working as a [[political consultant]] for candidates for whom he raised money on his site.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://slate.com/id/2112314|title=Blogging for Dollars|author=Suellentrop, Chris|publisher=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]|date=2005-01-14|accessdate=2006-10-04|authorlink=Chris Suellentrop}}</ref> Moulitsas refused to disclose the names of his clients, citing [[non-disclosure agreement]]s signed with the candidates in question; on the other hand, neither his name nor that of Armstrong Zúniga LLC has been reported in the [[Federal Election Commission]] financial disclosure forms of any of the "Kos Dozen" candidates. Armstrong Zúniga shut down after the 2004 political cycle, and Moulitsas has done no consulting since then. === Fallujah comments === Daily Kos attracted some controversy in April 2004 by publishing comments (written by Moulitsas) about the killings of four [[private military contractor]]s in [[Fallujah]], [[Iraq]] that many considered to be insensitive: :Let the people see what war is like. This isn’t an Xbox game. There are real repercussions to Bush’s folly. That said, I feel nothing over the death of merceneries.{{sic}} They aren’t in Iraq because of orders, or because they are there trying to help the people make Iraq a better place. They are there to wage war for profit. Screw them.<ref>{{cite web|author=kos|url=http://www.dailykos.com/story/2004/4/1/144156/3224#16|title=Every death should be on the front page|date=2004-04-01|work=Daily Kos|accessdate=2006-10-04}}</ref> [[John Kerry]]'s official blog removed a link to his blog in response.<ref>"Murderous rhetoric", ''[[The Spectator]], April 10, 2004. See also {{cite web | url = http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,64113,00.html | title = John Kerry and the Lost Kos | author = Adam L. Penenberg | work = Wired News | date = 2004-07-07 | accessdate = 2006-11-12 }}</ref> In a subsequent article, Moulitsas attributed his remarks to anger that the [[Blackwater USA|Blackwater]] employees in Fallujah were given more attention than the five Marines who were killed on the same day, as well as to childhood memories of warfare in [[El Salvador]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.dailykos.com/story/2004/4/2/175739/8203 | title = Mercenaries, war, and my childhood | author = kos | work = Daily Kos | date = 2004-04-02 | accessdate = 2006-10-04 }}</ref> === Conflict between supporters of Obama and Clinton === In early 2008, a major conflict erupted between Daily Kos users due to the rivalry between the two Democratic presidential candidates they supported: [[Barack Obama]] and [[Hillary Clinton]].<ref name="Tapper">Tapper, Jake. [http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/03/clinton-obama-w.html "Clinton-Obama War Creates Serious Tensions at DailyKos."] ''ABC News Political Punch,'' March 15, 2008.</ref> The ''New York Times'' reported, <blockquote>On Friday, it got to be too much for Alegre, a diarist on the flagship liberal blog DailyKos, who frequently writes in support of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton. "I've put up with the abuse and anger because I've always believed in what our online community has tried to accomplish in this world," Alegre wrote Friday evening. "No more." Objecting to the tone of attacks against Mrs. Clinton and her supporters on the blog, the diarist called for a "writers {{sic}} strike." "This is a strike - a walkout over unfair writing conditions at DailyKos. It does not mean that if conditions get better I won't 'work' at DailyKos again," Alegre wrote, promising to come back only "if we ever get to the point where we're engaging each other in discussion rather than facing off in shouting matches."<ref name=civilwar/></blockquote> ABC News senior correspondent Jake Tapper described the disagreement: <blockquote>This is how ugly things have gotten between supporters of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama -- Clinton supporters are staging what they call a "strike" at the influential liberal website DailyKos. ... [T]hese diarists' boycott of DailyKos is indicative of the turmoil in which the Democratic party finds itself.<ref name="Tapper"/></blockquote> On March 17, 2008, Moulitsas stated that Senator Hillary Clinton did not stand for the principles behind Daily Kos and said Clinton "doesn't deserve fairness on this site." He equated the Democratic primary to a "civil war." His statement was precipitated by a 'strike' conducted by several prominent pro-Clinton bloggers, even though none of these posters were paid or in any way officially linked to the site. Moulitsas noted that if bloggers were dissatisfied, there were plenty of other websites at which to blog.<ref name=civilwar>{{cite news|url=http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/03/15/blogtalk-pro-clinton-bloggers-walk-out-of-kos|title=Blogtalk: Pro-Clinton Bloggers Boycott Kos|author=Sarah Wheaton|work=The Caucus - New York Times Blog|date=March 15, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/3/17/12417/1285/527/478498|title=The Clinton civil war|author=kos|publisher=DailyKos|date=March 17, 2008}}</ref> === Conflict between Markos and the Black Kos and Sistahspeak communities === On 9/11/2011 a few hundred members staged a walk-out style one-week boycott following several days of bannings and limitations of ratings privileges that were imposed by Markos. While this "purge" (Markos' term) was initially reportedly instituted in an effort to reduce some of the infighting between members, prominent posters who were black, or who focused on racial issues, were disproportionately affected, while members who had used overtly bigoted terms (such as "Uncle Tom") were left untouched [reference?]. Prior to the purge, the site was said to be 3 percent AA [reference?], yet the users who had ratings suspended were 30 percent AA and Allies (approximately ten) [reference?]. Only a handful of the users involved in conflicts with members of the Black Kos (BK) community had ratings suspended [reference?]. An entire popular group (Criminal Injustice Kos) has announced that it has moved to another forum. Markos has had no response to this move to to the boycott so far. This boycott was proposed to last for one week of not logging into the site or clicking links to it, to draw awareness to racial intolerance and has garnered support from a wide swath of the site participants, many of whom who were previously not involved in the dispute. What will be the long term effect of this boycott on the site or the individuals involved remains to be seen, but for now the voices of minorities and those who are concerned with minority issues are relatively silent on daily kos. == Related sites == * '''Streetprophets.com''' is a "Daily Kos Community" focusing on the intersection of faith and politics, launched in 2005 by Moulitsas and Rev. Daniel Schultz (known by his username "pastordan"), a [[United Church of Christ]] minister from [[Wisconsin]]. * '''MotherTalkers.com''' is another "Daily Kos Community" focusing on the intersection of motherhood and politics. The three mom bloggers, Elisa Batista, Erika Chavez and Gloria Riesgo, share their take on modern motherhood and the relevant news that affects parents everywhere. * In April 2004, Daily Kos started [http://dKosopedia.com '''dKosopedia.com'''], a political [[wiki]], with the aim of compiling relevant information for [[netroots]] efforts, with its contents licensed under the [[GNU Free Documentation License]]. It applies [[open politics]] methods from [[George Lakoff]]'s book ''[[Moral Politics]]''. Some of its conventions are copied from Wikipedia and other projects in the [[GFDL corpus]], including article names for neutral or non-controversial concepts like the names of elections. As of February 2008, dKosopedia had 13,962 articles. Notable DailyKos diaries are often adapted into dKosopedia articles. Compilation of timelines and profiles on political rivals are other major projects. * Another site created is [http://www.congressmatters.com/ '''Congress Matters''']. Congress Matters is dedicated to "watching, learning, analyzing and discussing the daily activities of the Congress." The site is run by David Waldman (known by his username 'Kagro X').<ref>[http://www.congressmatters.com/special/about About Congress Matters].</ref> == See also == * [[MyDD]] == References == {{Reflist|2}} ==External links== * [http://www.dailykos.com Daily Kos] * [http://siteanalytics.compete.com/jihadwatch.org+hotair.com+dailykos.com/ Daily Kos Ranking] * [http://www.dkosopedia.com dKosopedia] - Daily Kos Wiki * [http://congressmatters.com/ Congress Matters] * [http://mothertalkers.com Mother Talkers] * [http://actblue.com/list/dkos The Kos Dozen], with donation totals, from the ActBlue clearing house * [http://www.yearlykosconvention.org YearlyKos] - the annual convention of the DailyKos community * [http://www.chicagoreader.com/features/stories/georgia10/ Who is Georgia10?] - profile from the [[Chicago Reader]]{{Dead link|date=August 2010|url=http://www.chicagoreader.com/features/stories/georgia10/}} * [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/14/AR2006041401648.html The Left, Online and Outraged], profile from the [[Washington Post]] * [http://fora.tv/fora/showthread.php?t=184 Keynote Address] delivered by [[Howard Dean]] at [[Yearly Kos]] on June 10, 2006 * [http://www.kossacksnetworking.ning.com KossacksNetworking] - A social networking site for friends of DailyKos *{{cite journal | last = Farrell | first = Henry | coauthors = Melissa Schwartzberg | date = 2008-12-30 | title = Norms, Minorities, and Collective Choice Online | journal = Ethics & International Affairs | volume = 22 | issue = 4 | publisher = Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs | url = http://www.cceia.org/resources/journal/22_4/essays/002.html | accessdate = 2009-02-03 }} [[Category:Political weblogs]] [[Category:American political websites]] [[Category:Political websites]] [[Category:American blogs]] [[Category:Internet properties established in 2002]] [[eo:Daily Kos]] [[fr:Daily Kos]] [[ja:デイリー・コス]] [[sh:Daily Kos]]'
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'{{Infobox website | name = Daily Kos | logo = [[File:Daily Kos logo.png|195px]] | screenshot = | collapsible = | collapsetext = | caption = | url = [http://www.dailykos.com DailyKos.com] | alexa = | commercial = Yes | type = [[Political blog]] | language = [[English language|English]] | registration = | owner = | author = [[Markos Moulitsas]] | launch date = 2002 | current status = Active | revenue = | slogan = | content license = }} '''Daily Kos''' ({{IPAc-en|icon|ˈ|k|oʊ|s}}) is an [[United States|American]] [[Politics of the United States|political]] [[blog]] that publishes news and opinions from a [[Progressivism in the United States|progressive]] point of view. It functions as a discussion forum and group blog for a variety of [[netroots]] activists, whose efforts are primarily directed toward influencing and strengthening the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]. Additionally, the [[web site|site]] features a participatory political encyclopedia ("DKosopedia"), glossaries, and other content. Daily Kos was founded by [[Markos Moulitsas]] (''Kos'' from the last syllable of his first name, his nickname while in the military) in 2002. In 2007, its parent company, Kos Media, LLC, began a fellowship program to help fund a new generation of [[Progressivism in the United States|progressive]] activists. About a dozen contributing editors provide content for the site, with three to four new editors being chosen from the Daily Kos community every year. As of January 2010, Daily Kos had an average weekday traffic of over 130,000 visits,<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.sitemeter.com/?a=stats&s=sm8dailykos | title = Daily Kos: Site Summary | work = Sitemeter | accessdate = 2009-03-09 }}</ref> and received over 1,112,000 visits per month.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.sitemeter.com/?a=stats&s=sm8dailykos&r=36 | title = Daily Kos: This Year's Visits by Month | work = Sitemeter | accessdate = 2009-03-09 }}</ref> It is financially sustained by [[advertising]], with Google [[AdSense]] and [[Blogads]]. The ads focus mostly on activist causes, media, and political candidates. Members can also purchase an ad-free subscription to the site if they want. The website ran on the [[Scoop (software)|Scoop]] content management system until 2011 when it moved to its own custom content management system referred to as "DK 4.0". In 2009, ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine listed the Daily Kos in its "Most Overrated Blogs" section.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1879276_1879093_1879090,00.html | work=Time | title=25 Best Blogs 2009 | date=2009-02-13 | accessdate=2010-04-30}}</ref> Despite the listing, ''Time'' magazine readers named the Daily Kos the second best blog.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1725323_1727246_1727247,00.html |title=TIME.com's First Annual Blog Index | work=Time | date=2008-04-06 | accessdate=2010-08-14}}</ref> == Content == {{Expand section|date=June 2008}} Moulitsas and a small group of selected editors post entries directly to the front page; other users can post "diaries", the titles of which appear on the front page in reverse chronological order, with special attention and longer display time for those diaries highly recommended by other users. The other major source of content is the comments posted in response to front page entries and diaries. Comments for popular or controversial diaries or front page articles can run into the thousands. Front page entries and diaries often take the form of a news story from an outside source interspersed with commentary from the author of the diary or post. Sometimes these stories contain a request for action from other members of the community, such as to get involved with a particular campaign, give money to a candidate or contact an elected official about an issue. Some front page entries are called "open threads", which encourage people to post comments on any issue. One of the versions of these open threads are "live threads" of commentary on important events happening in real time, such as debates or elections. Administrators have the ability to edit or delete diaries, though this is done rarely. "Trusted users" have the ability to recommend or hide responses posted by ordinary members whose comments they deem solely disruptive. Less than 0.01% of comments are hidden. Daily Kos had previously partnered with [[Research 2000]] to produce [[nonpartisan]] polling for presidential, congressional and gubernatorial races across the country. In June 2010, Daily Kos terminated the relationship after finding their data showed statistical anomalies consistent with deliberate falsification<ref>Kos, [http://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/6/29/169/32552 Research 2000: Problems in plain sight], The Daily Kos, June 29, 2010.</ref> and announced its intention to sue the polling firm.<ref>{{cite web|last=Steven|first=Shephard|title=Daily Kos To Sue Former Pollster|url=http://hotlineoncall.nationaljournal.com/archives/2010/06/daily_kos_to_su.php#more|work=National Journal|accessdate=29 June 2010}}</ref><ref>Greg Sargent, [http://voices.washingtonpost.com/plum-line/2010/06/lawyer_for_dailykos_details_la.html It's war! Lawyer for DailyKos details lawsuit against Research 2000], in "The Plum Line", The Washington Post, June 29, 2010.</ref> On November 30, 2010, an agreement to a settlement began as lawyers for the Plaintiff filed a status report indicating that both parties were in "''agreement as to the contours of a proper settlement but are still in the process of determining whether the execution of the proposed terms is feasible.''"<ref> Kos Media LLC et al v. Research 2000 et al - Filing: 11 [http://docs.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/california/candce/3:2010cv02894/229290/11/ Kos Media LLC et al v. Research 2000 et al - Filing: 11] Access date: 23 April 2011.</ref> In May 2011, the [[Huffington Post]] reported that the lawsuit had been settled with Research 2000 pollster Del Ali making payments to Daily Kos.<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/27/daily-kos-research-2000-lawsuit_n_867775.html Daily Kos vs. Research 2000 Lawsuit Settled]</ref> == Contributors == === Prominent contributors === {{Ref improve section|date=November 2008}} Numerous political figures use Daily Kos to publish frequent or occasional content, including consultants, candidates, and sitting members of Congress. Prominent posters include: {| width="100%" |- valign=top |width="33%"| ;Current & Former officeholders *[[Mark Begich]]<ref>{{cite web|title=I'm Running for US Senate|author=Mark Begich|url=http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/4/22/04644/2179|publisher=Daily Kos|date=2008-04-22|accessdate=2009-01-23}}</ref> *[[Earl Blumenauer]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Libby Sentence Commuted: Inexcusable|author=Earl Blumenauer|url=http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/7/2/191316/7416|publisher=Daily Kos|date=2007-07-02|accessdate=2009-01-23}}</ref> *[[Debra Bowen]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Wednesday's SOS Debate & my Voter Bill of Rights|author=Debra Bowen|url=http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/10/23/202453/74|publisher=Daily Kos|date=2006-10-23|accessdate=2009-01-23}}</ref> *[[Barbara Boxer]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Tell the oil companies to stay out of ANWR!|author=Barbara Boxer|url=http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2005/3/17/185420/019|publisher=Daily Kos|date=2005-03-17|accessdate=2009-01-23}}</ref> *[[Mark B. Cohen]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Important Principles Behind Burris Seating|author=Mark Cohen|url=http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/1/11/0737/46131|publisher=Daily Kos|date=2009-01-10|accessdate=2009-01-23}}</ref> *[[Steve Cohen]]<ref>{{cite web|title=HRC for SOS|author=Steve Cohen|url=http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/11/14/174821/45|publisher=Daily Kos|date=2008-11-14|accessdate=2009-01-23}}</ref> *[[John Conyers]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Creating Reasons to Go to War|author=John Conyers|url=http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2005/5/2/16258/65970|publisher=Daily Kos|date=2005-05-02|accessdate=2009-01-23}}</ref> *[[Dick Durbin|Richard Durbin]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Help me set the Senate's agenda|author=Richard Durbin|url=http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/1/9/121441/4634|publisher=Daily Kos|date=2007-01-09|accessdate=2009-01-23}}</ref> *[[Russ Feingold]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Pre-1776 Mentality|author=Russ Feingold|url=http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/2/2/10581/84829|publisher=Daily Kos|date=2006-02-02|accessdate=2009-01-23}}</ref> *[[Bart Gordon]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Let Congress See the Off-Shoring Jobs Report!|author=Bart Gordon|url=http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/3/28/134759/269|publisher=Daily Kos|date=2006-03-28|accessdate=2009-01-23}}</ref> *[[Alan Grayson]] *[[Christine Gregoire]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Boeing, the Bush Administration and Senator McCain|author=Chris Gregoire|url=http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/5/13/141619/299|publisher=Daily Kos|date=2008-05-13|accessdate=2009-01-23}}</ref> *[[Tom Harkin]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Another Vile Attack|author=Tom Harkin|url=http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/10/24/15222/033|publisher=Daily Kos|date=2008-10-24|accessdate=2009-01-23}}</ref> *[[Jane Harman]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Coming together|author=Jane Harman|url=http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/6/1/13750/46778|publisher=Daily Kos|date=2009-01-24|accessdate=2009-01-24}}</ref> *[[Steve Kagen]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Why I Declined My Congressional Health Coverage|author=Steve Kagen|url=http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/6/29/8123/83327|publisher=Daily Kos|date=2007-06-29|accessdate=2009-01-24}}</ref> *[[John Kerry]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Working for Barack Obama (Updated)|author=John Kerry|url=http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/2/15/114657/465|publisher=Daily Kos|date=2008-02-15|accessdate=2009-01-24}}</ref> *[[Larry Kissell]]<ref>{{cite web|title=John Edwards Deserves...|author=Larry Kissell|url=http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/1/30/94655/1075|publisher=Daily Kos|date=2008-01-30|accessdate=2009-01-24}}</ref> *[[Jim McDermott]] *[[Jeff Merkley]] *[[Brad Miller (congressman)|Brad Miller]] *[[Jim Moran]] *[[Chris Murphy (politician)|Chris Murphy]] *[[Barack Obama]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Tone, Truth, and the Democratic Party|author=Barack Obama|url=http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2005/9/30/102745/165/500/153069|publisher=Daily Kos|date=2005-09-30|accessdate=2009-01-23}}</ref> *[[Frank Pallone]] *[[David Paterson]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Protecting the Rights of Married Couples|author=David Paterson|url=http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/5/30/13233/4971|publisher=Daily Kos|date=2008-05-30|accessdate=2009-01-23}}</ref> *[[Nancy Pelosi]] *[[Tom Perriello]] *[[Jared Polis]] *[[Harry Reid]] *[[Andrew Monroe Rice|Andrew Rice]] *[[Bill Richardson (politician)|Bill Richardson]] *[[Ciro D. Rodriguez]] *[[Brian Schweitzer]]<ref>{{cite web|author=Brian Schweitzer|url=http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2005/10/6/192124/075|title=Answering Your Questions About Montana's Black Gold|publisher=Daily Kos|date=2005-10-06|accessdate=2009-01-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Brian Schweitzer|url=http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/10/17/13382/764|title=Supporting Netroots Candidates|publisher=Daily Kos|date=2006-10-17|accessdate=2009-01-23}}</ref> *[[Chuck Schumer]] *[[Louise Slaughter]] *[[Ron Sparks (politician)|Ron Sparks]]<ref>{{cite web|author=Ron Sparks|url=http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/4/11/191217/900|title=What is Sparksmania?|publisher=Daily Kos|date=2007-04-11|accessdate=2009-01-23}}</ref> *[[Linda Stender]] |width="33%"| *[[Jon Tester]]<ref>{{cite web|author=Jon Tester|url=http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/9/7/1983/20711|title=60 Days . . .|publisher=Daily Kos|date=2006-09-07|accessdate=2009-01-23}}</ref> *[[Mark Warner]]<ref>{{cite web|author=Mark Warner|url=http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/4/19/172720/567|title=I'm looking forward to Yearly Kos in Las Vegas|date=2006-04-19|accessdate=2009-01-23}}</ref> *[[Henry Waxman]] *[[Jim Webb]]<ref>{{cite web|author=Jim Webb|url=http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/6/16/15221/5192|title=My Netroots Victory|publisher=Daily Kos|date=2006-06-16|accessdate=2009-01-23}}</ref> *[[Anthony D. Weiner|Anthony Weiner]] *[[Robert Wexler]] *[[Lynn Woolsey]] *[[Rocky Anderson]]<ref>{{cite web|title=A Clear Case for Impeachment|author=Rocky Anderson|url=http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/3/1/19949/44077|publisher=Daily Kos|date=2007-03-01|accessdate=2009-01-24}}</ref> *[[Birch Bayh]]<ref>{{cite web|title=A Plan to Elect the President by Popular Vote|author=Birch Bayh|url=http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/3/2/132928/7960|publisher=Daily Kos|date=2006-03-02|accessdate=2009-01-24}}</ref> *[[Chris Bell (politician)|Chris Bell]]<ref>{{cite web|title=I'm Running!|author=Chris Bell|url=http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2005/7/28/163348/722|publisher=Daily Kos|date=2005-07-28|accessdate=2009-01-24}}</ref> *[[Jimmy Carter]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Jack Carter - A return to America's Values|author=Jimmy Carter|url=http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/3/23/103458/107|publisher=Daily Kos|date=2006-03-23|accessdate=2009-01-23}}</ref> *[[Jon Corzine]]<ref>{{cite web|title=The Importance of Governance|author=Jon Corzine|url=http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2005/4/14/92124/9571|publisher=Daily Kos|date=2005-04-14|accessdate=2009-01-23}}</ref> *[[John Edwards]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Hello Daily Kos!|author=John Edwards|url=http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/11/20/144410/37|publisher=Daily Kos|date=2006-11-20|accessdate=2009-01-23}}</ref> *[[Ted Kennedy]]<ref>{{cite web|title=On the Downing Street Minutes|author=Edward Kennedy|url=http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2005/6/7/101849/4431|publisher=Daily Kos|date=2005-06-07|accessdate=2009-01-23}}</ref> *[[Bob Kerrey]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Why I support Jim Webb for Senate|author=Bob Kerrey|url=http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/3/28/21724/6057|publisher=Daily Kos|date=2006-03-28|accessdate=2009-01-24}}</ref> *[[Eric Massa]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Hey O'Reilly, I'm talking to you! An open challenge to debate with Eric Massa|author=Eric Massa|url=http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/7/29/11313/1143|publisher=Daily Kos|date=2007-07-29|accessdate=2009-01-24}}</ref> *[[Eliot Spitzer]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Why I'm Suing the Bush Administration|author=Eliot Spitzer|url=http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/10/2/141343/450|publisher=Daily Kos|date=2007-10-02|accessdate=2009-01-24}}</ref> *[[Tom Vilsack]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Rejecting Escalation: Take Local Action|author=Tom Vilsack|url=http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/1/10/174915/434|publisher=Daily Kos|date=2007-01-10|accessdate=2009-01-24}}</ref> ;Former candidates *[[Pete Ashdown]] *[[Charles Brown (California)|Lt. Col. Charlie Brown]] *[[Jack Carter (politician)|Jack Carter]] *[[Wesley Clark]] *[[Paul Hackett (politician)|Paul Hackett]] *[[Lois Herr]] *[[John Laesch]] *[[Ned Lamont]] *[[Jim Martin (Georgia politician)|Jim Martin]] *[[Lois Murphy]] *[[Scudder Parker]] *[[Gilda Reed]] *[[Jeff Seemann]] *[[Ron Shepston]] *[[Jonathan Tasini]] *[[Bill Winter (lawyer)|Bill Winter]] |width="33%"| ;Consultants *[[David "Mudcat" Saunders]] *[[David Sirota]] *[[Larry LaRocco]] *[[Jerry Northington]] *[[Barry Welsh]] *[[Alexi Giannoulias]] ;Commentators *[[A. Whitney Brown]] *[[Michael Moore]] *[[Keith Olbermann]]<ref>{{cite web|title=I Hate to Interrupt, But...|author=Keith Olbermann|url=http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/1/14/12636/5764|publisher=Daily Kos|date=2008-01-14|accessdate=2009-01-23}}</ref> *Michael Schiavo<ref>{{cite web|title=Excuse me, Mr. Lieberman?|author=Michael Schiavo|url=http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/7/30/22425/2508|publisher=Daily Kos|date=2006-07-30|accessdate=2009-01-23}}</ref> *[[Sam Seder]] *[[Cindy Sheehan]] ;Authors *[[David Brin]] *[[Bob Altemeyer]] *[[John Dean]] *[[R. A. Salvatore]] |} === Contributing editors === List encompasses so-called "front-pagers," both past and present. * Angry Mouse (Kaili Joy Gray) * BarbinMD (Barbara Morrill) * brownsox (Arjun Jaikumar) * DarkSyde (Steven Andrew) * DavidNYC * DemFromCT (Greg Dworkin) * Devilstower (Mark Sumner) * DHinMI (Dana Houle) * georgia10 (Georgia Logothetis) * hekebolos (Dante Atkins) * Hunter (Michael Lazzaro) * Jed L (Jed Lewison) * Kagro X (David Waldman) * mcjoan (Joan McCarter) * Meteor Blades (Timothy Lange) * MissLaura (Laura Clawson) * Plutonium Page (Page van der Linden) * Scout Finch (Jennifer Bruenjes) * smintheus (Michael Clark) * Steve Singiser * SusanG (Susan Gardner) * Trapper John (Jake McIntyre) * Turkana (Laurence Lewis) === Guest bloggers === Beginning in 2003, as his blog expanded to a community, Kos appointed four or five "guest bloggers" (also called "front page diarists," "contributing editors," "front-pagers," and simply "FPers") who are selected from the community and tasked with regular contributions on the front page (without needing to have their articles recommended or promoted). * '''2003''': [[Billmon]]; Steve Soto; [[Steve Gilliard]]; RonK, Seattle * '''2004''': Meteor Blades; DHinMI; Melanie; Trapper John; theoria; DemFromCT * '''2005''': DavidNYC; kid oakland; Hunter; Armando; a gilas girl; Plutonium Page <ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2005/12/6/13847/2437 | title = Changing of the Guard | author = kos | work = Daily Kos | date = 2005-12-06 | accessdate = 2006-10-05 }}</ref> * '''2006''': georgia10; SusanG; mcjoan; DarkSyde; Superribbie (announced as a front-pager, but backed out the next day, citing time constraints) <ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/12/12/12100/078 | title = The 2006 class of guest bloggers | author = kos | date = 2005-12-12 | accessdate = 2006-10-05 }}</ref> * '''2007''': BarbinMD; Kagro X; Devilstower; MissLaura * '''2008''': brownsox; Scout Finch; smintheus; Jed L. * '''2009''': Steve Singiser Additionally, while on the [[promotional tour]] for ''[[Crashing the Gate]]'', Kos turned over much of the day-to-day management to the 2006 guest bloggers. Emeritus guest bloggers have frequently retained some privileges depending on circumstances, but are not expected to post as often. A front-page diarist known as "Armando" (Armando Lloréns-Sar)<ref>[http://media.nationalreview.com/post/?q=YmRiMjNiMDI3N2FjNGFmMzk1OGVlMzliNGZmN2Y2NzM= Media Blog on National Review Online<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://slata.stanford.edu/ConferenceArchive/law_and_technology_2005/speakers.htm Speakers - Bay Area Law School Technology Conference, 2005<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> took a prominent role during Moulitsas' book hiatus in 2005 and was well known for his foreign policy and legal analysis. He also had his own political blogging website, called Swords Crossed, and was a guest [[Pundit (politics)|political commentator]] in a wide variety of media outlets, including [[The Majority Report]] and [[Talking Points Memo]] Cafe. After his identity and details of his legal career were made widely known, he announced his departure from Daily Kos in June 2006, citing loss of anonymity.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/6/7/221843/2153 | author = Armando | work = Daily Kos | date = 2006-06-07 | accessdate = 2006-10-04 | title = Blogging Anonymity }}</ref> For 2 months, Armando would resurface periodically, and all of his comments were accompanied by a signature line stating that he would be returning to blogging in December 2006. Armando did indeed resurface, albeit under a user ID, "Big Tent Democrat," in September 2006. Armando "Big Tent Democrat" then left the Daily Kos site again in March 2007, citing "differences with the [http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/3/6/0357/06996 management]." Another contributor posts pseudonymously as "DarkSyde" on the front page of Daily Kos and a blog called Unscrewing the Inscrutable. He is best known as a science writer with specific attention paid to biology, astronomy, and political issues such as [[creationism]] or climate change. In particular, DarkSyde's [[Hurricane Katrina]] diaries were widely read during the storm and in the immediate aftermath. They are included in a collection of science articles in the e-book ''Kosmos: You Are Here'', co-written with science fiction novelist Mark Sumner and illustrated by paleowildlife artist Carl Buell. All the contributors to ''Kosmos'' donated the proceeds to fund the [[YearlyKos]] convention. "Bill in Portland Maine" (Bill Harnsberger)<ref>{{cite web | title = North By East: Blogging Liberally | date = 2006-11-01 | url = http://www.downeast.com/index.php/page/issues/id/2512 | work = Downeast Magazine | accessdate = 2007-03-22 }}</ref> is a [[wikt:front page|front page]] regular, best known for his recurring '''Cheers & Jeers''' [[feature story|feature]], in which he bestows plaudits and brickbats on various newsmakers. Cheers & Jeers, which first appeared on Daily Kos on 9 December 2003, has evolved into a mini-community within the larger Daily Kos community, in which members post announcements about weddings, engagements, births, deaths, pet news, and other personal items, as well as sharing their own particular plaudits and brickbats. He lives with his partner Michael (known as "Common Sense Mainer"), a cat named Vegas, and his beloved [[Labrador Retriever|chocolate lab]], Molly. In the fall of 2007, Harnsberger lost his job, and the Daily Kos community collected $50,000 in pledges to allow him to continue to write Cheers & Jeers as a full-time paid position. On June 2, 2007, [[Steve Gilliard]], one of the blog's original contributors, died at the age of 42. <!--- Steve Gilliard died at the age of forty-two (42). Go to [[Steve Gilliard]] to verify. Many articles including the above article by Daily Kos's Meteor Blades' listed Gilly's age at death as 41. This is due to a Primary Source error; The News Blog itself posted Steve's age as 41 initially on June 2, 2007. It corrected the date two days later upon receiving an update from the Gilliard family. Please do not change Steve's age of death back. The NY Times Obit and the Gilliard page are correct. Thanks, ~~~~bzengo ---> == Campaign fundraising == During the 2004 U.S. election campaign, Daily Kos readers gave approximately $500,000 in user donations to fifteen [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] candidates denoted as most needing funds. The candidates were [[Tony Miller (Kentucky)|Tony Miller]], [[Ben Konop]], [[Daniel Mongiardo]], [[Richard Romero]], [[Samara Barend]], [[Jeff Seemann]], [[Nancy Farmer (politician)|Nancy Farmer]], [[Ginny Schrader]], [[Jan Schneider]], [[Lois Murphy]], [[Jim Newberry]], [[Brad Carson]], [[Tony Knowles (politician)|Tony Knowles]], [[Stan Matsunaka]] and [[Richard Morrison (politician)|Richard Morrison]]. All of these candidates lost. However, Moulitsas had stated that he was deliberately selecting candidates who were not receiving significant financial support from other sources; candidates who were expected to win &mdash; or even be competitive &mdash; were, by and large, already being funded by the [[Democratic National Committee|DNC]], [[Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee|DCCC]], and other national and regional organizations.{{Citation needed|date=February 2007}} He also argued that the campaign was successful in that it forced several [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] incumbents to spend time and money defending "safe" seats that they had never had to defend before. For example, between [[Tom DeLay]] in [[Texas]] and [[Marilyn Musgrave]] in [[Colorado]], Moulitsas calculates that the [[seed money]] provided by the blog's fundraising tied up well over ten times as much [[Republican Party (United States)|GOP]] money in return, and kept two of the GOP's most prolific fundraisers back home campaigning in their own districts for several weeks each, rather than roaming the country raising money for other candidates, as they had in past elections. At least two of his candidates came exceptionally close to winning what would have been significant upsets. Daily Kos led a fundraising campaign again in the 2006 midterm election campaign in conjunction with [[MyDD]] and [http://www.swingstateproject.com/ Swing State Project]. This time around, they raised over 1.4 million dollars for 17 "Netroots Candidates," of which 8 were victorious: [[Jim Webb]] (VA-Sen), [[Jon Tester]] (MT-Sen), [[Tim Walz]] (MN-01), [[Joe Sestak]] (PA-07), [[Ciro Rodriguez]] (TX-23), [[Patrick Murphy (politician)|Patrick Murphy]] (PA-08), [[Jerry McNerney]] (CA-11), [[Paul Hodes]] (NH-02). Several other Kos-endorsed candidates came within 3 percentage points of winning: [[Larry Kissell]] (NC-08), [[Gary Trauner]] (WY-AL), [[Linda Stender]] (NJ-07) and [[Darcy Burner]] (WA-08). The success of these candidates can be simultaneously considered a cause and effect of the Democratic wave in the 2006 election: fundraising on Daily Kos and other progressive / liberal blogs / websites contributed heavily to this and other races, boosting recognition of Democratic candidates across the board; on the other hand, the general anti-Bush, anti-incumbency sentiment across the country{{Citation needed|date=June 2007}} helped boost these candidates and many others on the Democratic side. == YearlyKos convention == {{Main|Netroots Nation}} In June 2006, members of Daily Kos organized the first ever political blogger convention, called YearlyKos, in [[Las Vegas metropolitan area|Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]]. The event was attended by approximately 1000<ref name="PNO">{{cite news |title=How to neuter the Republicans |url=http://www.thephoenix.com/article_ektid15735.aspx |publisher=[[The Phoenix (newspaper)|The Phoenix]] |date=2006-06-21 |first=David S. |last=Bernstein | accessdate = 2006-07-19 }}</ref> bloggers and featured appearances by prominent Democrats such as Senate Minority Leader [[Harry Reid]], [[California]] Senator [[Barbara Boxer]], General [[Wesley Clark]], Governors [[Mark Warner]], [[Bill Richardson]], [[Tom Vilsack]] and [[DNC]] Chair [[Howard Dean]]. The event was widely covered in the traditional media including ''Capitol Hill Blue'',<ref name="CHB">{{cite news |url=http://www.capitolhillblue.com/content2/2006/07/on_second_thought.html |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20060829164351/www.capitolhillblue.com/content/2006/07/on_second_thought.html|archivedate=2006-09-07 |title=On second thought… |first=Doug |last=Thompson |date=2006-07-16 |accessdate=2010-08-14}}</ref> ''The Boston Globe''<ref name="BG">{{cite news |url=http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2006/07/06/bloggers_battle_old_school_media_for_political_clout |publisher=[[The Boston Globe]] |title=Bloggers battle old-school media for political clout |first=Michael M. |last=Grynbaum |date=2006-07-06 |accessdate=2006-07-19}}</ref> and MSNBC.<ref name="MSNBC">{{cite news |url=http://msnbc.msn.com/id/13284379/ |publisher=[[MSNBC]] |title=Warner looks left, looks right, looks toward '08 |last=Curry |first=Tom |date=2006-06-16 |accessdate=2006-07-19}}</ref> [[C-Span]] also carried portions of the convention.<ref name="C-SPAN">{{cite web |url=http://www.c-span.org/VideoArchives.asp?CatCodePairs=Issue,MP&ArchiveDays=100&Page=2 |title=C-Span |accessdate=2006-07-19}}</ref> The event was generally<ref name="YKos">[http://www.dailykos.com/tag/yearlykos%202006 Yearly Kos Tag], Listing of Diaries on Daily Kos. Retrieved on 2006-07-19.</ref> considered a success. YearlyKos 2007 took place in [[Chicago]] in August 2007, at which time it was announced that future conventions would be known as [[Netroots Nation]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/10/3/121115/420 |title=And the YearlyKos 2007 location is.... |publisher=Daily Kos |date=2006-10-03 |accessdate=2006-10-04 |author=YearlyKos}}</ref> In 2008, the conference was held in Austin, Texas, with a surprise visit from [[Al Gore]]. The 2009 conference was held in [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]] from August 13–16. Pittsburgh was chosen in part due to its environmental merits, as the city is a leader in green building, with more square footage than any other city in the country.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gristmill.grist.org/story/2008/7/20/152112/622|title=Netroots to go green in '09|last=Sheppard|first=Kate|date=2008-07-20|publisher=Grist Magazine, Inc|accessdate=2008-07-24}}</ref> In addition, the city has a rich labor union history, which also was a factor in its selection.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://netrootsnation.org/node/984|title=Netroots Nation 2009: Pittsburgh, Aug. 13-16|publisher=BloggerPower|accessdate=2008-08-09}}</ref> ==Controversy== {{Criticism section|date=May 2009}} === Dean campaign consultancy === In 2003, Moulitsas was retained by the [[Howard Dean]] campaign as a technical advisor, an arrangement he disclosed on the site the next day.<ref>{{cite web|title=Full Disclosure|url=http://www.dailykos.net/archives/002972.html|date=2003-06-09|work=Daily Kos|accessdate=2006-10-05}}</ref> A year and a half later, when Daily Kos criticized [[Armstrong Williams]] for accepting money to promote [[George W. Bush]]'s education agenda (including the [[No Child Left Behind Act]]), ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' reported on the payment to Moulitsas as well as a similar payment to [[Jerome Armstrong]].[http://online.wsj.com/public/article/0,,SB110566243803425942,00.html?mod=today's%5Ffree%5Ffeature] [[Zephyr Teachout]] said, <blockquote>On Dean’s campaign, we paid Markos and Jerome Armstrong as consultants, largely in order to ensure that they said positive things about Dean. We paid them over twice as much as we paid two staffers of similar backgrounds, and they had several other clients. While they ended up also providing useful advice, the initial reason for our outreach was explicitly to buy their airtime. To be very clear, they never committed to supporting Dean for the payment &mdash; but it was very clearly, internally, our goal.</blockquote> The ''Journal'' reporters have been criticized for equating the two events (Moulitsas and Armstrong were not journalists) and for "burying" deep in the article the information that Moulitsas had promptly &mdash; and prominently &mdash; disclosed the payment, and that Armstrong had stopped blogging entirely while working for Dean.<ref>{{cite web|title=It's a Pig, Anyway You Look at It|url=http://www.cjrdaily.org/politics/its_a_pig_anyway_you_look_at_i.php|date=2005-01-14|author=Montopoli, Brian|accessdate=2006-10-04|publisher=[[Columbia Journalism Review]]|authorlink=Brian Montopoli}}</ref> Joe Trippi explained in an interview with Dave Winer that he wanted Kos so that Kos wouldn't go work for Clark or anyone else.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/1/15/184659/384|title=TRANSCRIPT: Dave Winer interviews Trippi on WSJ story & blogging ethics (with poll)|author=Spider Jerusalem|date=2005-01-15|accessdate=2006-10-04|work=Daily Kos}}</ref> Meanwhile, [[Chris Suellentrop]] of ''[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]'' criticized Moulitsas not for taking money from the Dean campaign &mdash; something he told his readers about &mdash; but for working as a [[political consultant]] for candidates for whom he raised money on his site.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://slate.com/id/2112314|title=Blogging for Dollars|author=Suellentrop, Chris|publisher=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]|date=2005-01-14|accessdate=2006-10-04|authorlink=Chris Suellentrop}}</ref> Moulitsas refused to disclose the names of his clients, citing [[non-disclosure agreement]]s signed with the candidates in question; on the other hand, neither his name nor that of Armstrong Zúniga LLC has been reported in the [[Federal Election Commission]] financial disclosure forms of any of the "Kos Dozen" candidates. Armstrong Zúniga shut down after the 2004 political cycle, and Moulitsas has done no consulting since then. === Fallujah comments === Daily Kos attracted some controversy in April 2004 by publishing comments (written by Moulitsas) about the killings of four [[private military contractor]]s in [[Fallujah]], [[Iraq]] that many considered to be insensitive: :Let the people see what war is like. This isn’t an Xbox game. There are real repercussions to Bush’s folly. That said, I feel nothing over the death of merceneries.{{sic}} They aren’t in Iraq because of orders, or because they are there trying to help the people make Iraq a better place. They are there to wage war for profit. Screw them.<ref>{{cite web|author=kos|url=http://www.dailykos.com/story/2004/4/1/144156/3224#16|title=Every death should be on the front page|date=2004-04-01|work=Daily Kos|accessdate=2006-10-04}}</ref> [[John Kerry]]'s official blog removed a link to his blog in response.<ref>"Murderous rhetoric", ''[[The Spectator]], April 10, 2004. See also {{cite web | url = http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,64113,00.html | title = John Kerry and the Lost Kos | author = Adam L. Penenberg | work = Wired News | date = 2004-07-07 | accessdate = 2006-11-12 }}</ref> In a subsequent article, Moulitsas attributed his remarks to anger that the [[Blackwater USA|Blackwater]] employees in Fallujah were given more attention than the five Marines who were killed on the same day, as well as to childhood memories of warfare in [[El Salvador]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.dailykos.com/story/2004/4/2/175739/8203 | title = Mercenaries, war, and my childhood | author = kos | work = Daily Kos | date = 2004-04-02 | accessdate = 2006-10-04 }}</ref> === Conflict between supporters of Obama and Clinton === In early 2008, a major conflict erupted between Daily Kos users due to the rivalry between the two Democratic presidential candidates they supported: [[Barack Obama]] and [[Hillary Clinton]].<ref name="Tapper">Tapper, Jake. [http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/03/clinton-obama-w.html "Clinton-Obama War Creates Serious Tensions at DailyKos."] ''ABC News Political Punch,'' March 15, 2008.</ref> The ''New York Times'' reported, <blockquote>On Friday, it got to be too much for Alegre, a diarist on the flagship liberal blog DailyKos, who frequently writes in support of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton. "I've put up with the abuse and anger because I've always believed in what our online community has tried to accomplish in this world," Alegre wrote Friday evening. "No more." Objecting to the tone of attacks against Mrs. Clinton and her supporters on the blog, the diarist called for a "writers {{sic}} strike." "This is a strike - a walkout over unfair writing conditions at DailyKos. It does not mean that if conditions get better I won't 'work' at DailyKos again," Alegre wrote, promising to come back only "if we ever get to the point where we're engaging each other in discussion rather than facing off in shouting matches."<ref name=civilwar/></blockquote> ABC News senior correspondent Jake Tapper described the disagreement: <blockquote>This is how ugly things have gotten between supporters of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama -- Clinton supporters are staging what they call a "strike" at the influential liberal website DailyKos. ... [T]hese diarists' boycott of DailyKos is indicative of the turmoil in which the Democratic party finds itself.<ref name="Tapper"/></blockquote> On March 17, 2008, Moulitsas stated that Senator Hillary Clinton did not stand for the principles behind Daily Kos and said Clinton "doesn't deserve fairness on this site." He equated the Democratic primary to a "civil war." His statement was precipitated by a 'strike' conducted by several prominent pro-Clinton bloggers, even though none of these posters were paid or in any way officially linked to the site. Moulitsas noted that if bloggers were dissatisfied, there were plenty of other websites at which to blog.<ref name=civilwar>{{cite news|url=http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/03/15/blogtalk-pro-clinton-bloggers-walk-out-of-kos|title=Blogtalk: Pro-Clinton Bloggers Boycott Kos|author=Sarah Wheaton|work=The Caucus - New York Times Blog|date=March 15, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/3/17/12417/1285/527/478498|title=The Clinton civil war|author=kos|publisher=DailyKos|date=March 17, 2008}}</ref> == Related sites == * '''Streetprophets.com''' is a "Daily Kos Community" focusing on the intersection of faith and politics, launched in 2005 by Moulitsas and Rev. Daniel Schultz (known by his username "pastordan"), a [[United Church of Christ]] minister from [[Wisconsin]]. * '''MotherTalkers.com''' is another "Daily Kos Community" focusing on the intersection of motherhood and politics. The three mom bloggers, Elisa Batista, Erika Chavez and Gloria Riesgo, share their take on modern motherhood and the relevant news that affects parents everywhere. * In April 2004, Daily Kos started [http://dKosopedia.com '''dKosopedia.com'''], a political [[wiki]], with the aim of compiling relevant information for [[netroots]] efforts, with its contents licensed under the [[GNU Free Documentation License]]. It applies [[open politics]] methods from [[George Lakoff]]'s book ''[[Moral Politics]]''. Some of its conventions are copied from Wikipedia and other projects in the [[GFDL corpus]], including article names for neutral or non-controversial concepts like the names of elections. As of February 2008, dKosopedia had 13,962 articles. Notable DailyKos diaries are often adapted into dKosopedia articles. Compilation of timelines and profiles on political rivals are other major projects. * Another site created is [http://www.congressmatters.com/ '''Congress Matters''']. Congress Matters is dedicated to "watching, learning, analyzing and discussing the daily activities of the Congress." The site is run by David Waldman (known by his username 'Kagro X').<ref>[http://www.congressmatters.com/special/about About Congress Matters].</ref> == See also == * [[MyDD]] == References == {{Reflist|2}} ==External links== * [http://www.dailykos.com Daily Kos] * [http://siteanalytics.compete.com/jihadwatch.org+hotair.com+dailykos.com/ Daily Kos Ranking] * [http://www.dkosopedia.com dKosopedia] - Daily Kos Wiki * [http://congressmatters.com/ Congress Matters] * [http://mothertalkers.com Mother Talkers] * [http://actblue.com/list/dkos The Kos Dozen], with donation totals, from the ActBlue clearing house * [http://www.yearlykosconvention.org YearlyKos] - the annual convention of the DailyKos community * [http://www.chicagoreader.com/features/stories/georgia10/ Who is Georgia10?] - profile from the [[Chicago Reader]]{{Dead link|date=August 2010|url=http://www.chicagoreader.com/features/stories/georgia10/}} * [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/14/AR2006041401648.html The Left, Online and Outraged], profile from the [[Washington Post]] * [http://fora.tv/fora/showthread.php?t=184 Keynote Address] delivered by [[Howard Dean]] at [[Yearly Kos]] on June 10, 2006 * [http://www.kossacksnetworking.ning.com KossacksNetworking] - A social networking site for friends of DailyKos *{{cite journal | last = Farrell | first = Henry | coauthors = Melissa Schwartzberg | date = 2008-12-30 | title = Norms, Minorities, and Collective Choice Online | journal = Ethics & International Affairs | volume = 22 | issue = 4 | publisher = Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs | url = http://www.cceia.org/resources/journal/22_4/essays/002.html | accessdate = 2009-02-03 }} [[Category:Political weblogs]] [[Category:American political websites]] [[Category:Political websites]] [[Category:American blogs]] [[Category:Internet properties established in 2002]] [[eo:Daily Kos]] [[fr:Daily Kos]] [[ja:デイリー・コス]] [[sh:Daily Kos]]'
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