It’s that time of year again. The Florida Democratic Party Netroots Coalition is opening nominations for the best of the blogs and online activism. The process will be the same as last year. Between now and midnight on June 25, we’ll be taking nominations for the best writing, posting and online activism in the state of Florida amongst the left-wing blogs, politicians and activists. The process is simple. Send me your nominations in the categories below. This is just the nomination period. All nominations that fit the category descriptions will be accepted. Any nominees that are in the wrong category will be moved to the right category. Keep in mind that all nominees have to be Florida-based and that they can’t be Republicans, Libertarians or Tea Party activists. Any posts, blogs, etc., that have appeared since last year’s awards are eligible for the awards.
There is no reason to nominate a site more than once, one nomination gets it in. Don’t get your friends to nominate your blog more than once, it doesn’t help and nominations don’t count as votes and they don’t carry over to the next round. Also, keep in mind that last year’s winners can’t be nominated or win in the same category this year. You can send me your nominations via e-mail at quinnelk@hotmail.com or you can post them in the comments here.
After the nomination period is over, we will move to the first round of voting. All nominations will be included and we’ll set up the official survey voting software that will tally the votes officially. Any nominees that get 50%+ in the first round will be the winners for that category. If no nominee gets that percent of the vote, there will be a runoff with the highest vote getters. (Special rules apply to the hall of fame category, see below). The final winners in each category will be announced at the Democratic Party’s statewide Jefferson-Jackson weekend in July.
FYI: Awards 1-20 are sponsored by the FDP’s Netroots Coalition, a constituency caucus within the party. Obviously not every Democrat is a liberal or a progressive, so keep that in mind as others vote in those categories. Awards 21-22 are sponsored by the Florida Progressive Coalition and are specific to progressives.
Here are the categories with a basic description and last year’s winners:
1. Best National Blog (Last year: Blast Off!, R.I.P.): Blogs written by Floridians that covers primarily national politics.
2. Best State Blog (Last year: Progress Florida): Blogs about statewide politics in Florida.
3. Best Local Blog (Last year: Opinion Matters): Blogs about city/county/regional politics in the state of Florida.
4. Best Media Blog (Last year: The Buzz): Blogs written by professional journalists at Florida publications.
5. Best Professional Blog (Last year: Kendrick Meek): Blogs written by state or local political parties, candidates or party operatives in Florida.
6. Best Party Website (Last year: Florida Young Democrats): Best Florida-wide website associated with a political party or political party unit (such as a caucus or coalition).
7. Best Candidate Website (Last year: Kendrick Meek): Anyone running for statewide or local office in Florida can win this one.
8. Best Local Party Website (Last year: Hillsborough County GLBTA Caucus): This one is for Florida DECs, clubs or local chapters of statewide caucuses or coalitions.
9. Best Interest Group Website (Last year: Fair Districts Florida): Any Florida-based nonparty activist, charitable or grassroots group.
10. Best Writer (Last year: Dan Gelber): Anyone whose writings is published at any of the above websites is eligible for this one. Winners should have one or more of the following qualities: good grammar and presentation, provides original reporting, has a good sense of humor, shows creativity, has a strong personal touch, or has an effect on the real world because of their writing
11. Netroots Candidate of the Year (Last year: Kendrick Meek): The Florida candidate at any level who has best incorporated the Netroots into her/his campaign and done the best job of treating Netroots activists as valid constituents and not just another group of people to exploit.
12. Netroots Activist of the Year (Last year: Susan Smith): The individual who has done the most to advance the goals and activities of the progressive Netroots in the state of Florida.
13. Netroots Organization of the Year (Last year: Progress Florida): The organization that has done the most to advance the goals and activities of the progressive Netroots in the state of Florida.
14. Best New Blogger (Last year: Vicki Impoco): This one should go to the best blogger who has been blogging about Florida politics for no more than a year and a half.
15. Best Online Campaign (Last year: Fair Districts Florida): This is an award for the best use of the web and related technologies to achieve some kind of goal, such as fundraising, fighting legislation or other activism.
16. Best Use of Twitter (Last year: Kendrick Meek): Any Floridian who uses Twitter and whose posts incorporate the following qualities: good use of the language, original reporting, a good sense of humor, creativity, a strong personal touch and an effect on the real world because of their writing.
17. Best Overall Use of Social Media (Last year: Kendrick Meek): The best use of the various social media sites (Twitter, Facebook and other similar sites) in accomplishing political goals.
18. Best Post (Last year: Travis Is Getting Married, Dan Gelber): The best-written post since last year’s awards.
19. Best Ongoing Series (Last year: Susan Smith vs. Ray Sansom, Florida Progressive Coalition): The best regular feature that incorporates at least five posts since last year’s awards.
20. Best Online Radio Show (Last year: Blast Off! Radio, R.I.P.): The best progressive/liberal/Democratic radio show that is aired solely online and does not air on traditional radio.
21. Florida Progressive Coalition Progressive Hall of Fame (Last year: Dave Aronberg, Mitch Kates, Dan Gelber, Kenneth Quinnell): FPC is sponsoring a virtual “Progressive Hall of Fame” that should be awarded as sort of a lifetime achievement award to a person or organization (amateur or professional) that has made a significant contribution towards making Florida a bluer, more progressive state. This award may have more than one recipient.
22. Progressive Courage Award (Last Year: Alan Grayson): Florida politician or political activist who has been a leader on a particular progressive issue in the last year, making a difference in the lives of Floridians.
2009 Winners
2008 Winners
2007 Winners
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