Orange Juice still on top of the O.C. political blogosphere

I checked out the Red Clownty blog today and found that they have a new CEO named Chip Hanlon.  He put up a video where he explained that things have changed at Red Clownty and now they are going to really go after Republican hacks.  The problem is that these clowns got the hacks elected in the first place!

Will these red-faced goons ever recover from the drubbing that KFI’s John and Ken gave them last week?  It was awesome!  John and Ken called them a “Kool-Aid Drinker’s” blog and worse.  And take a look at the results in the graphic above, which comes from the number one web traffic data service, Alexa.com.  They are steadily sliding, as is the CA Republican Party.  Sure, Red Clownty gets a lot of hits, but they are a national blog.  They SHOULD get a lot of hits, given that their blog includes over thirty different red blogs.

Our blog is holding its own.  We are now averaging over 1,600 visits a day, and over 3,000 page views a day, according to Sitemeter.  And, as you can see in the graphic above, we are trouncing the blue guys over at the Liberal OC too.  Their own Sitemeter data indicates that we get over twice the readers and page views than they do, consistently.

I credit my blog team, which is the most diverse group of writers in the O.C.  And I think that our success proves that our format is the best one in the O.C.  We are not red and we are not blue.  We are Orange!  Our politics reflect the people of this county.  We lean Libertarian but our team includes Democrats and Republicans.  And Red Clownty can talk about holding Republicans accountable, but we do that to ALL the elected officials in this county, regardless of their party affiliation.

And I remain awed at how many folks read and comment on our 2009 SAUSD post.  That post has really a become vibrant online community for folks teaching in Santa Ana and for parents and students in the SAUSD.

One more thing – there are no “political consultants” on our team.  That is an important fact to consider.  Red Clownty is teeming with consultant hacks.  No bueno!  And all of my writers live and work here in Orange County.  The Liberal OC’s editor lives in Long Beach!

There is plenty of room in this county for all the above-referenced blogs, but there is only one Orange Juice.  I thank YOU for reading our blog!

UPDATE:

Click here to read about how the Internet is surging as a major influence on the political landscape.

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