Today, Joe, Chris and I want to announce our newest addition to the AMERICAblog family, AMERICAblog Elections: The Right's Field - a blog about the 2012 GOP presidential candidates. I'll let Kombiz tell you more about the site and who is behind it.
Welcome to The Right's Field, AMERICAblog Elections. We'll be keeping an eye on the 2012 Republican presidential candidates and the race for the GOP nomination.The Right's Field:RSS
Kombiz, Matt and Matt started this project in late 2006 when it became clear that there was a need for liberal bloggers to keep a close eye on who Republicans were going to nominate to try to succeed George W. Bush. At the time, no other liberal blog was focused exclusively on the Republican presidential primary and we sought to fill a need. As the 2008 campaign evolved, new writers came to The Right's Field, including David Dayen, Todd Beeton, Michael Roston and others.
Matt Browner-Hamlin went on to work for the Dodd for President campaign while Kombiz Lavasany and Matt Ortega went on to work at the Democratic National Committee. MBH currently works for SEIU while Kombiz and Ortega work with progressive organizations at New Partners. It goes without saying that this is a labor of love for us and the views expressed here are our own.
While there will undoubtedly be more attention paid on liberal blogs to the field of Republican presidential candidates in 2012 without a competitive Democratic primary, it is our hope that The Right's Field can be the primary stop for news, research, and analysis of the Republican field as it evolves.
Thanks to John and Joe for creating a home for us. We're really looking forward to engaging the AMERICAblog audience over the next two years.
A NOTE TO GOP RESEARCH STAFF: We are happy to run whatever information you have on your opponents. No fingerprints, we promise!
We'll accept your tips and opposition research here.
