Cinderella Story

Reposted as history. Originally posted in May of 2005.

by Duncan Currie - May 13th, 2005 - The Daily Standard

Two conservative underdogs emerge victorious in Dartmouth's alumni trustee elections.

THE PETITION CANDIDATES DID IT. In a stunning--at least to their critics--upset, Peter Robinson and Todd Zywicki each won an alumni seat on Dartmouth College's board of trustees. The results were made public yesterday afternoon, following two months of electronic and mail-in voting.

Chalk up another victory for the "New Media"--namely, for the conservative blogosphere. Robinson and Zywicki relied heavily on the Internet to publicize their efforts.

The blogs win again. It is amazing how blogs are changing what is happening in our nation. At every level, groups accustomed to complete control of the public dialog in their sphere are being challenged by the blogs, and losing. In this case, the liberal power block of college teachers lost to outsiders who believe that the political blackballing of conservatives must end.