Joe Trippi, Howard Dean’s campaign manager, has joined the Edwards’ campaign.

I’ve been doing some volunteer work for that campaign. Having Trippi on board makes me very happy. If you want to know why, read Trippi’s book, The Revolution Will Not be Televised. Joe understands the transformative power of the Net, he understands that it’s about we the people connecting and taking democracy into our own hands, and he is an inspiring — and yes, sometimes maddening — leader.Trippi and the team he assembled invented a lot of what’s most important in the Internetting of politics. He’s got a ton of feet-on-the-ground experience in politics, but I’m betting he’s not anywhere near done innovating. Trippi’s an idealist who kicks butt. And that’s just what the Edwards campaign needs now, imo.

(And while you’re ordering books, I strongly recommend Elizabeth Edwards’ Saving Graces, which is heartbreakingly insightful and true about many things, including the Internet.)

I think this is a very good day for the Edwards’ campaign. And that means it’s a day in which our democracy has gotten a little more lively. [Tags: john_edwards joe_trippi politics]

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