Robert Scoble - Bloggers and Politics

I'll admit I've been watching the politics and blogging space off and on this year. Playing armchair quarterback I see a lot of eyeballs without a lot of solid monetization options. I was amused when I came across the news that The Robert Scoble is on a high profile political trip

Tech Chronicles has confirmed with Robert Scoble that he's embarking on an out-of-state trip into the world of politics: He's been invited to help former Democratic VP candidate John Edwards announce his presidential bid in New Orleans tomorrow. He flies out today.

Is this a sign of "you" politics? Scoble thinks so. He points to a New York Times article that says Edwards is arguably the most Web-savvy candidate in the 2008 race and that he will use Thursday's event to gin up support via the Internet.

For a lawmaking body that consists of some members who think the 'interweb is a bunch of tubes' this whole blogging thing is going to be pretty hard to deal with. However for other candidates who 'get it' and their supporters who might try to 'manipulate it' I think it's going to be an interesting year coming up.