I heart internet organizing geeks

Steve at A New America, himself an internet organizer, logs his MoveOn e-mails to discern a logical pattern.

I think he's right about the MoveOn drill and its effectiveness. I think though that MoveOn is able to kick so much ass through its ability to latch onto the hottest issue in the entire country at a given moment, something that is not necessarily feasible for more issue-area-focused groups.