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November 03, 2004
North Carolina | Another first for the blogosphere

Via Greensboro is Talking, Blogger wins election:

Someone can correct me if I’m wrong on this, but just a quick note that with County Commissioner Jeff Thigpen’s win over Payne in the Register of Deeds race, he becomes the first blogger in Guilford County to win an election.  It will be interesting to hear from Jeff just how much he thinks the blog might have helped him considering the name recognition he already had coming off the county board. ...

I don't know if Thigpen is the first blogger to win an election. And if I'm not mistaken, he already held an elected office, during which time he started blogging. So "Politician turned blogger-politician wins election" might be more accurate. Unless you read the "in Guilford County" part to mean that Thigpen is the first blogger to win an election in Guilford county. Still, it has that dawn-of-an-era feel.

Also, please comment if I'm wrong on any of Thigpen's biographical particulars.



Posted by James Dasher at November 3, 2004 10:27 PM | TrackBack
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