| A central hub for news and discussion, Blue Hampshire is an online community focused around progressive politics in the Granite State. Its intended audience includes engaged citizens, public servants, members of the media, community activists, and anyone with a passion for civic life in New Hampshire. While much of what happens here is a conversation on the news of the day, we are committed as well to original reporting and to using the site as a grassroots organizing tool. Blue Hampshire was founded by bloggers Dean Barker, Michael Caulfield, and Laura Clawson, formerly of The Yankee Doodler, NH-02 Progressive, and Blue Granite. While chiefly following the Paul Hodes and Charles Bass congressional race, they occasionally became part of the story itself, most notably when a top aide to Bass posed as a liberal blogger on their sites to dampen support and contributions for Hodes. Dean Barker Before falling hard for the Granite State, Dean secured a B.A. in Literature at Bard College, and a Master's in Classical Languages at the City University of New York Graduate School. He pays the bills by teaching Latin and Greek. Michael Caulfield (now a Blue Hampshire alumnus) moved to New Hampshire (the first time) in 1984. He has been building websites since 1995. Prior to moving to Keene, he built e-learning simulations for Ivy League colleges and Fortune 500 corporations. He has a Master's degree from Northern Illinois University where he studied discourse linguistics and stylistics. He is married to Keene artist Nicole Caulfield.
Laura Clawson is a postdoctoral fellow in sociology at Dartmouth College. She has a B.A. in American Studies and English from Wesleyan University and a PhD in sociology at Princeton University. Since December 2006 she has also been a contributing editor at Daily Kos.
A few kind words thrown our way:
"Blue Hampshire, which has quickly become one of the most influential blogs in the nation." - Markos Moulitsas, Daily Kos.
"Modeled after the national Daily Kos, Blue Hampshire allows multiple users to blog and comment. In a sign of its influence many Democratic presidential campaigns heavily post on the page and in recent months the former state Democratic Party Chair and the current chair have become active users."
- James Pindell, The Boston Globe
"A Democratic blog that has quickly become an influential voice in the New Hampshire primary campaign." - Amy Schatz, The Wall St. Journal |
