This week I’m hosting the Rino Sightings, the weekly roundup of posts by the Raging Rinos blogroll/community, on my political blog Tom Rants. The Rinos are:
conservatives, moderates, libertarians and non-partisan thinkers who don’t follow the Republican party line off a cliff like lemmings. Their beliefs differ, but as a group they lean towards a thinking and logical approach rather than the mindless “follow the leader” and “repeat the talking points” viewpoint so prevalent today. While RINO is an abbreviation for Republican In Name Only, we are not all registered Republicans. We don’t drink the party “kool aid”.
The group was founded in June 2005 by a blogger who was at least a very high B-list political blogger at the time - The Commissar from Poliburo Diktat. The Rino Sightings is a long running carnival associated with a fairly large group that includes several professional writers, political consultants and other relatively influential bloggers and readers. The readership is not huge, but it’s tightly targeted at a relatively important group.
Do you have a niche blog? Hosting a carnival that focuses in your niche may be a good way to not only reach readers, but network with other people writing on related topics to build things for the longer term.
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