Politics1.com

Politics1.com is a weblog run by Ron Gunzburger, a political consultant. Its focus is primarily U.S. politics.

Originally started in late 1997 as a public service project, Politics1.com has gained a fairly loyal fan base over the years. It has been hailed by main stream politicians, as well as third party and fringe candidates who appreciate Gunzburger's willingness to give them equal time. In addition, Politics1 has gained praise from publications such as PC Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, The Chicago Tribune, USA Today, and The Economist. [1]

The Politics1.com website consists of a main page, on which news updates concerning state and national political events are regularly posted. The website also includes a comprehensive list of state-wide and Congressional candidates for each state, and, often, a list of candidates and potential candidates for the next presidential election.

Claims of liberal bias

The political coverage of Politics1.com has been accused by some of having a liberal slant. This has especially been the case since Ron Gunzburger admitted to being an ardent supporter of former Vermont Governor Howard Dean. However, Gunzburger notes that, in the past, he has worked for candidates of both parties, and that he has voted for Democrats, Republicans, and Independents.

Nevertheless, in 2005, Gunzburger admitted that some of his blog's contents have "shifted to the left". Still, he maintains that all editorial entries are noted as such, and that his coverage of politics remains fair and neutral. [2]

Gunzburger's hiatus

After Politics1.com had been up for several years, the work of posting daily political updates started to become too time consuming for Ron Gunzburger, who runs the site alone. In 2004, he attempted to remove some of this burden by giving the readers of Politics1.com the opportunity to write their own entries. Few such entries were ever posted, however. In early 2005 Gunzburger announced that the site was shutting down because posting had become "dreaded work" instead of "fun." [3]

Although Gunzburger said that he expected his time off from the site to last until early 2006, he began posting new entries again after only a few months. Gunzburger's brief hiatus was, however, long enough to give rise to several spin off sites, including NewPolitics1, The Kentucky Democrat, and PoliticsVT.

Update schedule

As of this writing, news updates on Politics1.com are generally posted once a day Monday-Friday, plus one entry for the weekend.

External references

*Politics1 website