RedState
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| Web address | RedState.com |
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Type of site
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Blog |
| Owner | Salem Communications |
| Created by | Joshua Treviño, Ben Domenech, and Mike Krempasky |
| Editor | Erick Erickson |
| Launched | 2004 |
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Alexa rank
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 19,419 (November 2014[update])[1] |
RedState is an American conservative political blog.
History
RedState was founded in 2004 as a 527 group by conservative bloggers Joshua Treviño,[2] Ben Domenech,[3] and Mike Krempasky.
In March 2006, co-founder Domenech was hired as a blogger by the Washington Post Online, but was criticised for alleged plagiarism in some of his prior writings during college. At the end of his first week, Domenech resigned, eventually admitting to plagiarism.[4] He took a leave of absence from RedState at the time, from which he returned in July 2006 under a new handle (his own name).
On November 16, 2006, former congressman Tom DeLay posted a diary.[5] Several other members of the House of Representatives and the US Senate are regular diarists at RedState.
On December 20, 2006, RedState announced its sale to Eagle Publishing, Inc.,[6] effective January 2, 2007. Erick Erickson remained Editor-in-Chief.
On July 12, 2008, RedState launched a new version of its site, called RS3, introducing new features such as the ability to organize contributor and user diaries by state; action centers allowing users to take action related to emerging political issues; links to share posts via other networking sites such as Facebook, Digg, and MySpace; and easier searching between related content on the Internet.
On August 13, 2011, Texas Governor Rick Perry announced his candidacy for President of the United States at RedState's 2011 RedState Gathering.[7] The Austin American-Statesman reported that this was due to the growing influence of the site and Erickson.[8]
RedState has also created numerous offshoot blogs on specific political topics, including a site opposed to then Senate Judiciary Committee ranking member Arlen Specter and a site supporting the judicial nominees of President George W. Bush.
Salem Media Group
In January 2014, Eagle Publishing was acquired by Salem Media Group.[9] In October 2015, Erickson announced he would be leaving the site by the end of the year to focus on his radio show.[10]
Content
In 2010, RedState banned new contributors who were posting in support of Ron Paul. The announcement on the blog read, "Effective immediately, new users may *not* shill for Ron Paul in any way shape, form or fashion."[11]
In 2011, one member suggested that conservatives 'infiltrate' liberal blogs by pretending to be progressives to 'hurt the democratic party.'[12]
In June 2011, Politico reported that an account executive from Eagle Publishing sent an email advertising a "RedState Endorsement Program Featuring Erick Erickson", including "Erick's Video Endorsement (subject to final approval by Erick)".[13] Erickson said that neither he "nor his boss at Eagle" had seen the email before it went out and that "[his] endorsements are not for sale".[14]
See also
References
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