The Revolution Will Not Be Televised: Democracy, the Internet, and the Overthrow of Everything » (Updated for 2008 election)

Joe Trippi made national headlines with his innovative Internet-based campaign for Governor Howard Dean. A senior adviser on Senator John Edwards's 2008 campaign, Trippi is an election analyst and commentator for CBS, and he has been profiled in GQ, Fast Company, The New Republic, and the New York Times Magazine. A father of three, he lives with his wife on the eastern shore of Maryland.

As manager of Howard Dean's 2004 presidential campaign, Joe Trippi used the Internet to harness the power of grassroots democracy, thereby transforming his long-shot candidate into a front-runner. In this accessibly written text, Trippi recounts his experiences working for Dean and analyzes the factors behind his successes and failures. He also describes seven things businesses, institutions, and candidates must do to remain competitive in the Age of the Internet. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR