By — Quinn Bowman Quinn Bowman Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/voices-from-cpac-erick-erickson-of-redstatecom Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Voices from CPAC: RedState.com and Talking Points Memo Politics Feb 19, 2010 3:08 PM EST We caught up with RedState.com editor-in-chief Erick Erickson in the hallway at the Conservative Political Action Conference, which is billed as the nation's largest annual gathering of conservatives. Erickson spoke with us about the goal of his site, how conservatives are using social media and his strategy for being based far away from Washington, where the conference is held. We also spoke with Evan McMorris-Santoro of Talking Points Memo on the message at this year's CPAC summit and how conservatives were quick to adopt the use of Twitter to spread their message. Interviews by Quinn Bowman and Mike Fritz. Video production by Hari Sreenivasan. A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now By — Quinn Bowman Quinn Bowman Quinn Bowman is PBS NewsHour's Capitol Hill producer. @quinnbowman
We caught up with RedState.com editor-in-chief Erick Erickson in the hallway at the Conservative Political Action Conference, which is billed as the nation's largest annual gathering of conservatives. Erickson spoke with us about the goal of his site, how conservatives are using social media and his strategy for being based far away from Washington, where the conference is held. We also spoke with Evan McMorris-Santoro of Talking Points Memo on the message at this year's CPAC summit and how conservatives were quick to adopt the use of Twitter to spread their message. Interviews by Quinn Bowman and Mike Fritz. Video production by Hari Sreenivasan. A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now