Deadline for voting in the Florida Netroots Awards is July 10. Below are the categories and links to the nominated blogs. Someone nominated R/CT for “Best Local Blog: Blogs about city/county/regional politics in the state of Florida,” and for that I want to give the nominator a hearty Thank You!
To vote, however, you can’t simply choose one category and vote for your favorite blog. To reduce the chance of manipulating the polls, only votes that cover all asterisked categories will count (you’ll find the asterisks at the voting page). Also, you need to leave your email address for the vote to count.
There are a lot of great blogs in the list below. I recommend checking some out, and then supporting the Florida netroots by voting. If you’re not sure who to vote for, you can always follow Stogie’s advice and vote local.
One site that doesn’t seem to be on the list, but is well worth checking out, especially for those in the Tampa Bay region, is St. Petersblog 2.0‘s sibling site Battleground Tampa Bay.
Vote here: 2010 Florida Netroots Awards
1. Best National Blog: Blogs written by Floridians that cover primarily national politics.
Bark Bark Woof Woof
Politics1
RangerAgainstWar
The Reid Report
Pensito Review
2. Best State Blog: Blogs about statewide politics in Florida.
Storm Warning
Rantings From Florida
Beach Peanuts
FLA Politics
Pushing Rope
Saint Petersblog 2.0
3. Best Local Blog: Blogs about city/county/regional politics in the state of Florida.
Re/Creating Tampa
Pensacola Beach Blog
The Reid Report
BlueBroward
Saint Petersblog 2.0
Eye on Miami
Ybor City Stogie
Here Be Monsters
4. Best Media Blog: Blogs written by professional journalists at Florida publications.
Death, Taxes, Politics
The Feed
Naked Politics
Politifact
Riptide/Miami New Times
Daily Loaf
The Juice
The Fine Print
Crowley Political Report
5. Best Professional Blog: Blogs written by state or local political parties, candidates or party operatives in Florida.
Doug Tudor
Steve Schale
Heather Beaven
Alex Sink
Rick Kriseman
Florida House Democratic Caucus
6. Best Party Website: Best Florida-wide website associated with a political party or political party unit (such as a caucus or coalition).
Florida House Democratic Caucus
Florida Democratic Veterans Caucus
Florida GLBT Democrats
Florida Small Counties Coalition
7. Best Candidate Website: Anyone running for statewide or local office in Florida can win this one.
Heather Beaven
Alex Sink
Joe Garcia
Rick Kriseman
Doug Tudor
Charlie Justice
Dave Aronberg
Alan Grayson
Dan Gelber
8. Best Local Party Website: This one is for Florida DECs, clubs or local chapters of statewide caucuses or coalitions.
Polk County Democrats
Miami-Dade County Democrats
Brevard County Democrats
Pinellas County Democrats
Broward County Democrats
Pasco County Democrats
9. Best Interest Group Website: Any Florida-based nonparty activist, charitable or grassroots group.
Florida CHAIN (Community Health Action Network)
Hands Across the Sand
Tampa Bay Living Green
Progress Florida
Democracy For America Miami
10. Best Writer: 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.
Blogwood
David F. Carr, BlueBroward.org
Trish Ponder, Pensito Review
Ray Seaman
Leaflet
Ranger Against War
Jake, Rantings From Florida
Vicki Impoco
Daniel Tilson, Examiner.com
Joy-Ann Reid, The Reid Report
Nancy Imperiale
Tyler Winik, Opinion Matters
Peter Schorsch
11. Netroots Candidate of the Year: 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.
Dan Gelber
Heather Beaven
Doug Tudor
Alan Grayson
Dave Aronberg
12. Netroots Activist of the Year: The individual who has done the most to advance the goals and activities of the progressive Netroots in the state of Florida.
Kenneth Quinnell
Leaflet
Ray Seaman
Rosalind Moffett
Mark Ferrulo
13. Netroots Organization of the Year: The organization that has done the most to advance the goals and activities of the progressive Netroots in the state of Florida.
Progressive Push
The O-Train
BlueBroward.org
14. Best New Blogger: This one should go to the best blogger who has been blogging about Florida politics for no more than a year and a half.
Jake, Rantings From Florida
Daniel Tilson, Examiner.com
Fernando Rendon, Opinion Matters
Cathy Salustri, Hard Candy
Steve Schale
15. Best Online Campaign: 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.
SpillBabySpill, Progress Florida
53 Fixes, Rick Kriseman,
Anti-SB6 Efforts, Florida Education Association
16. Best Use of Twitter: 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.
Peter Schorsch
Sinfonian
Dan Gelber
Dave Aronberg
Eric Jotkoff
Steve Schale
Kenneth Quinnell
Progess Florida
17. Best Overall Use of Social Media: The best use of the various social media sites (Twitter, Facebook and other similar sites) in accomplishing political goals.
Progress Florida
Dave Aronberg
Steve Schale
Joe Garcia
Organizing for America Florida
Joy-Ann Reid
Peter Schorsch
Dan Gelber
Heather Beaven
18. Best Post: The best-written post since last year’s awards.
Robert McKnight, FLA Politics, “Ah, Come On Rick….,”
Leaflet, Leaflet Descending, “Meltdown Mogul’s Senate Agenda – Through Time”
Daniel Tilson, Progress Florida, “Florida’s Biggest Tax Burden?”
Jake, Rantings From Florida, “Please Bud, Run As A Democrat”
Daniel Tilson, Florida Progressive Coalition, “Florida Republican Party Rots From Top Down”
Peter Schorsch, Saint Petersblog, “So who exactly is the HNIC of St. Petersburg? A white guy’s analysis”
RangerAgainstWar, “Payday Loans”
Kendrick Meek, The Hill’s Congress Blog, “Reform the filibuster”
Julie Hauserman, Progress Florida, “Crist Picks Oil Driller Lobbyist To Advise State”
Heather Beaven, Beaven for Congress, “A mile in your shoes”
19. Best Ongoing Series: The best regular feature that incorporates at least five posts since last year’s awards.
Mustang Bobby, Bark Bark Woof Woof, “Question of the Day”
Peter Schorsch, Saint Petersblog 2.0, “Crist vs. Meek vs. Rubio”
Jon Bleyer, Progress Florida, “Best Of The Blogs”
Peter Schorsch, Saint Petersblog 2.0, “5 Things I Think About the St. Peterburg Times”
20. Best Online Radio Show: The best progressive/liberal/Democratic radio show that is aired solely online and does not air on traditional radio.
Alison Berke Morano and Susan Smith, No Days Off
Nicole Sandler, Radio or Not
21. Florida Progressive Coalition Progressive Hall of Fame: 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.
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Dave Harper
Ray Seaman
Phil Perry
Steve Schale
Jackie Dowd
Mark Lane
Mark Ferrulo
Sinfonian (Site defunct)
RangerAgainstWar
Bob Graham
Damien Filer
