Marketing Election '08: Q&A With Laura Crawford, The RNC's Loaded Gun

FC: What’s your take on the idea that Republicans are light-years behind the Democrats in harnessing the power of the Internet?

Crawford: I don't know exactly why that is, but it's undeniable that the left has more of an online presence than the right. I hate to stereotype but it's very hard to find a Republican who does ad work. I hope that doesn't sound stereotypical, but it's true. I can't go anywhere as a creative professional and find someone who's conservative. A lot of times it's even difficult for me to find help. I hope there are more out there and I hope through the site we'll find some conservative creative talent. I know for a fact that when we launch it it’s going to be very heavily skewed left because of that whole dynamic of creative professionals. On the flip side, there are too many messages out there on the left -- there is currently more message discipline on the right.