LAS VEGAS — It wasn't lost on the 2,100
liberal activists gathered in Las Vegas at Netroots Nation for the annual four - day confab that the only Obama administration official who made the trip this time was Treasury Secretary Ray LaHood — a Republican.
Not exact matches
«While it is obvious the progressive blogosphere is superior, we are being out - organized on Twitter,» said Gina Cooper, a blogger who helped organize Netroots Nation, an annual
gathering of online
liberal activists that met last week in Pittsburgh.
Washington Post reporter Janell Ross was a «special guest» at the secretive California
gathering where Democratic politicians,
liberal activists, and their biggest donors plotted the future of the progressive movement.
The lobby has recently advocated on some issues during a trial run, but will be officially launched here at Netroots Nation, a
gathering of 2,100
liberal leaders, bloggers and
activists.
The operation, which is little - known even within the Koch network,
gathers what Koch insiders refer to as «competitive intelligence» that is used to try to thwart
liberal groups and
activists, and to identify potential threats to the expansive network.