Democrats lead the way in cyberspace, Washington Times.

O Captain! My Captain! Rise Up and Read the Blogs, Blog P.I.

When Morrissey pulled up stakes, he took his entire readership with them. They didn’t have much of a choice, as typing in the old captainsquartersblog.com URL will swiftly deposit you at Hot Air without displaying so much as a redirect page first. In fact, initially it seems Hot Air grew by an even greater number of visitors than were lost at CQ, accounting for the growth in traffic Morrissey experienced in his last month blogging solo. This rapid growth has leveled off and even dipped slightly, but it’s clear now that Hot Air is twice as big as it was before. The move appears to have paid off exactly as they hoped.

McCain Says He's Learning How To Use A Computer, Wired.

John McCain told the New York Times in an interview that appeared in Sunday's edition that he's learning how to use a computer. But yet again in his blunt fashion, he informed NYT readers that "I don't e-mail, I've never felt the particular need to e-mail.

The admission is surprisingly frank given that most people on Capitol Hill constantly keep up with both work and each other via their BlackBerries.

Who listens to blogging heads?, LA Times.

In fall 2006, political scientists, including us, representing about 30 universities conducted a survey of 16,000 Americans, the Cooperative Congressional Election Study. The survey asked respondents whether they read blogs and, if so, which ones. We analyzed the answers, and the result is the first detailed portrait of political blog readers.

About 34% of the respondents said they read blogs, but only 14% named at least one blog that focuses on politics. Who are these political blog readers?

Compared with those who don't read political blogs, they are more likely to have a college degree and, obviously, are more interested in politics. They are more likely to identify themselves as Democrats or Republicans, rather than as independents, and are more likely to call themselves liberals or conservatives rather than moderates. Political blog readers are more likely to vote, give money to candidates or simply talk about politics. They live and breathe politics.