In an era of depressed civic engagement, where access to the media by common citizens is limited, blogs have the power to change the political landscape. This bookcatalogs the individuals engaged in political blogging, explains why they started blogging, and examines what they hope to gain from it.

Antoinette Pole is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Montclair State University.

1. Political Blogging: Politics and Participation 2. Rainbow Bloggers: Race and the Blogosphere 3. Gender and Sexual Orientation in the Blogosphere: Women and LGBT Bloggers 4. Congress Members 'R Bloggers 5. Blogging for Red and Blue States: Campaigns and Elections 6. The Future of Political Blogging in Politics and Civic Engagement