Who wins the "best info booth at YearlyKos 2007"...cute post and pic.

Can't tell if this is really a category to win, or if it is just a tale. It is great, though.

The winner is...

Powerstrip issues aside, John Edwards wins the "best info booth at YearlyKos 2007" primary in a landslide thanks to his inflatable furniture. Garrett Graff (pictured above), of Washingtonian magazine and formerly of Howard Dean's presidential campaign, agreed that if Joe Trippi had thought of the inflatable furniture gambit back during the 2004 cycle that might have been enough to put Dean over the top. Graff reports that People Powered Howard was unduly dependent on beanbag chairs (the Vermont hippie influence?) and that Edwards seems to be learning from his mistakes.

And Garrett wrote a blog post about the significance of the Dean campaign. It is very moving. Just a squib or two.

Graff's thoughts from Yearly Kos

At the end of the 2004 campaign, where I was DFA's deputy national press secretary, I did a commentary for Vermont Public Radio that I’m impressed to say still holds up well today:

“Much has been written over the past few weeks about the premature collapse of the Dean campaign…. The campaign obituaries have focused on infighting, control over the campaign checkbook and that wonderfully ambiguous phrase, ‘messaging problems.’ But those stories miss one of the most fundamental aspects of the Dean story: the hope and political empowerment that he gave to so many previously tuned-out Americans.

“It turns out, that much as Dr. Seuss’s Grinch discovered that he couldn't stop Christmas by taking away the presents and the trees, we’ve discovered that our campaign is continuing without the candidate. And thus the campaign's greatest lasting impact might just be the fresh faces that it brings to politics at a local level….

“In my work on the campaign, and my travels and conversations with Dean supporters over the last nine months, I have always been struck by how personally affected they were by the campaign. Their belief in the power of participation has encouraged me to stay involved in politics past the end of this campaign as well.

“Last Sunday, I met John Sykes, one of the four original founders of the Dean online community, for lunch near his home in New Hampshire. We talked about the campaign, and he explained that despite his frustrations and disappointments, he was going to stay involved in politics and community service. As we stood up to go, he paused. 'You know, it may have been just a campaign slogan, but I always felt that I really did have the power,' he said.

“All across the country, people are saying the same thing: Howard Dean was right: The power to change America really didn't rest with him—it's been ours for the taking all along.”

In his Yearly Kos speech Dean reminded us of that again. He did not use the words You Have the Power, but he sure dumped a lot of responsibility in our laps.

Thanks Garrett Graff for showing the impact.

That's great!	pirhana	Aug-04-07 01:16 AM	#1
I can't tell if he really won....or if it is a sort of joke.	madfloridian	Aug-04-07 01:21 AM	#2
i want one!	shireen	Aug-04-07 01:49 AM	#3
Since you asked....here you go. Neat, huh?	madfloridian	Aug-04-07 01:54 AM	#4
and very reasonable prices!	shireen	Aug-04-07 02:26 AM	#6
Great booth and article..... fun! nt	lyonn	Aug-04-07 01:55 AM	#5
Awesome... watch sharp pens when you sit down, LOL!	larissa	Aug-04-07 03:57 AM	#7
Yep, wise thing to do.	madfloridian	Aug-04-07 12:18 PM	#8
Comfy, but unstable. And I'd probably not want to use them whilst wearing shorts.	qnr	Aug-05-07 11:56 AM	#10
Cute comment about the inflatable chairs of Edwards campaign.	madfloridian	Aug-04-07 10:20 PM	#9