Political Blogs and Sites

August 5, 2004 12:52 PM

PoliticalFilter?

Other than the front page of MetaFilter, can anyone recommend any community weblogs or other blogs/forums focusing on the subject of politics? I know this has been covered many times before, but I appreciate any links anyone cares to share.

posted by jca to Law & Government (13 answers total)

Left, right, or neutral?
posted by ALongDecember at 12:55 PM on August 5, 2004

Almost all of the other bloggers from the recent Democratic National Convention are political. You can see a list of them [plus others usually] at conventionbloggers.com, Technorati's politics page and Feedster's politics page. These are mostly US politics, fyi.
posted by jessamyn at 1:02 PM on August 5, 2004

Daily Kos
Talk Left
Pandagon
Political Wire
Electablog

*note: all of the above sites are to the left*
posted by mhaw at 1:04 PM on August 5, 2004

I usually recommend Kim du Toit as a good example of what the average right winger thinks of the day's issues.

Because I'm an asshole.
posted by PinkStainlessTail at 1:15 PM on August 5, 2004

ALongDecember: All political leanings are welcomed -- but especially interested in political community sites a la Metafilter, as opposed to single or small group authored political weblogs.
posted by jca at 1:31 PM on August 5, 2004

rudepundit.blogspot.com

simply indispensable
posted by matteo at 1:31 PM on August 5, 2004

Left: Washington Monthly (aka Kevin Drum)

Middle: Spinsanity

Right: Andrew Sullivan
posted by gwint at 1:46 PM on August 5, 2004

Talking Points Memo is one of my favorites.
posted by the fire you left me at 2:07 PM on August 5, 2004

rudepundit.blogspot.com
Political or Rightfully Funny? I laughed it up, thanks matteo.
posted by thomcatspike at 2:29 PM on August 5, 2004

In what possible way is Spinsanity considered "middle"? Every article on its front page is a criticism of the Dems. I'll admit it was mighty refreshing to read sensible, calm criticism... but it isn't balanced.
posted by five fresh fish at 3:57 PM on August 5, 2004

Plastic: The Metafilter.com it's okay to talk politics at.
posted by stet at 5:25 PM on August 5, 2004

Kos is good because it has the diaries function, and if enough people like what you right it might get bumped up to the front page wihch is kind of cool.

I miss warfilter, though. Wish it had caught on.
posted by Space Coyote at 6:52 PM on August 5, 2004

Just to revisit my own thread/question:

Thanks for the suggestions. This thread motivated me start yet another Metafilter clone: Devoter.com - the community weblog devoted to politics. ie PoliticalFilter. :)
posted by jca at 1:17 PM on August 16, 2004