Few repeat customers, secret bloggers

The always informative Avedon has some info that a large percentage of those who gave to Bush in 2000 did not do so in 2004. Personally, I think few people put much thought into who they vote for or donate to - but even with that being said, apparently a lot of them weren't impressed with who they have money two back then.

Last night at the Blogger meetup, we talked about being anonymous bloggers or not...but even the "anonymous" ones are really not, if someone cares to find out who they are. If I had it to do over again I might use a pseudonym...where I work is fairly open minded - the owner of the company gave money to Bush, but some other folks there gave to Kerry and Howard Dean. I can't give a red cent til 2006 when I become a full citizen - until then I just enjoy paying all the same taxes. Leaving this the forum where I let loose my complaints!

The blogger meeting had a wide variety of political stripes, including many bloggers who prefer to remain apolitical, but are fascinating writers on other topics, hence I added a separate "Ohio" blogroll section for them. Some are anonymous, some not. We did cover the idea that blogging about work is dangerous unless you're George and have a company that truly gets blogging. I came out of the closet as a neo-Libertarian, which someone there told me was a new term, as far as they knew. I guess my views are a mix of wanting ovaries to remain rosary free, being far too pro-gun for a Canadian, liking a few conservative writers, but wishing I could have voted for Dean, and failing that, Kerry.

So are people voicing their opinions with cash? Is it safe to do so when any donation can be tracked on the web? The conclusion at the meeting is to just write a blog and let the world sort it out. I've think I influence M_ into blogging now, and at work D_ was interested in starting up his own blog - I referred him to search for his interests, maybe check out blogger and Avedon to start with, as politics is his interest. The more voices, the less silence.