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Political Gastronomica is a discourse on technology and online activism - how the marketplace of governing and ideas is improving with the efficiencies of the Internet.
Author Sanford Dickert, former CTO of John Kerry for President Campaign, works with political campaigns, non-profits and private companies from the Fortune 500 to startups.
Dickert leverages online community engagement techniques and technical vision for brand and message management through effective application of social media and organizational processes.

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Monthly Archives: January 2004
NHPrimaryWin.com
Been a couple of days — and again, the change in the campaign is indescribable. But, in an interview with a new volunteer, I realized the similarities of this campaign with another situation I was intimately involved in — the … Continue reading
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Waiting for NH Polls
Okay – an hour before the NH polls close — and we do not know specifically what will happen. We spent most of the day dealing with various issues — from the urgent (priority to launch new content for a … Continue reading
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Zogby says we’ll win?!?!
Wow! This morning, after seeing yesterday’s Zogby poll, I was blown away: “Kerry had a 19-point lead in Monday’s one-day polling. In the final analysis, voters raised doubts about Howard Dean. Through the second half of 2003, New Hampshire voters … Continue reading
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NH Close…
Now — it is getting close once again — we are waiting for the next shoe to drop — and whether or not Kerry will be able to pull off New Hampshire. What I believe is that, with Dean wounded … Continue reading
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What a difference a win makes…
So far — dollars keep rolling in — we will hit our million dollar goal within the time frame we set for ourselves — if not sooner. Our front office staff has had to increase by having not one, but … Continue reading
Wow! What a difference 72 hours makes!
From spending three months with and people saying “What are you doing working for Kerry?” to emails that continue to congratulate me for being part of the Kerry team – unbelievable. As we were watching the polls prior to the … Continue reading
JK up to 25%
Kerry comes up to 25% in the Zogby poll – but what does that mean? With the complexity of the Iowa caucuses and the need for highly roganized coordination in Iowa – it is going to be quite a race. … Continue reading
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The Big Mo Arrives?
Today, as I was doing my early morning email check, I learned that Kerry broke expectations and now is one point ahead of both Gephardt and Dean in Iowa. While statistically this is still considered a dead-heat between the three … Continue reading
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Seven Days to Iowa
It is seven days away from the Iowa Caucus and I watch the pundits and pollsters speak on behalf of what they expect to happen. Just recently, they showed the fact that polls – even as close as seven days … Continue reading
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