Ericka Andersen

Traveling to New Orleans for the Southern Republican Leadership Conference was a fun experience, in many ways because I spent time with some of the folks I interact with online. When you are a blogger or work in new media, it’s rare you get to put a face with an email address, Twitter handle or Facebook page. But my Internet friends came alive once again, as they did during CPAC. Each time we convene for one of these conservative or Republican conferences, our bonds thicken, our message strengthens and our effectiveness increases.Blogging and social networking isn’t new anymore but by historical standards, it is. The foundation we have been building in the past few years will serve as a powerful tool in keeping conservative principles … [Read more...]

I just wanted to share this video I found over at Cosmopolitan Conservative. It's not difficult to connect the dots when it comes to abortion. It's painful for the fetus, it stops a beating heart, it ends a life. I've said it a million times, a million ways. Choose life -- please. … [Read more...]

It’s been about three years since I first heard the name Sarah Palin. I remember my Human Events co-worker, John Gizzi, opining on the former Alaska Governor’s long shot chances at the Vice-Presidency in early 2008. She wasn’t even really on the short list. Then, I heard she was pregnant and completely ruled her out in favor of Tim Pawlenty. I figured no one with a newborn would even consider such a spot.I remember where I was when Sen. John McCain announced Palin as his VP runningmate. I sat in my spacious office overlooking the Pomotac in Alexandria, Virginia -- working for the now-defunct, Culture11.com My friend and co-worker, Jillian Bandes, and I, were the only women on staff. She seemed excited while I was more skeptical – and have … [Read more...]

I’ve only worked in Washington, DC politics for the past three and a half years so my understanding of national politics as a historical whole is limited. I came to DC in the midst of tumultuous 2006 midterm elections, just before George Allen made famous the “macaca” moment and dashed his hopes for the presidency. But even since 2006 times have changed. Everyone carries a video camera, there’s a fresh crop of new media strategy companies making bank with contracts from every campaign and organization out there wanting to make an innovative splash. Despite these new avenues of “gotcha” politics and one’s ability to make an influential mark via “digital footprint,” the corruption, hypocrisy and power lusting of government remains the same. … [Read more...]