Type of site | Democratic/liberal/progressive blog |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Created by | Lowell Feld and Eric Grim |
| URL | www |
| Current status | Defunct |
Raising Kaine (RK) was a leading liberal political blog in Virginia. It functioned as a group blog and community forum for Virginia netroots activists, primarily directed toward helping to elect Democrats and other liberals and progressives in Virginia and nationally. The blog is now defunct.
RK was a popular example of a collaborative blog, offering comment and diary posting privileges to its visitors. Lowell Feld and Eric Grim founded it in January 2005, initially to help "raise" Democratic Lieutenant Governor Tim Kaine to the governorship in the 2005 Virginia gubernatorial election. (The term "raising Cain" is idiomatic for causing trouble.) RK also aimed to help elect other Democrats in Virginia, while promoting progressive causes and values.[1]
At its peak, RK had an average monthly traffic of about 80,000–100,000 visits. As with many leading state and local blogs, RK ran on the SoapBlox software. The blog ceased operations in late 2008, but its content remained archived until 2011.