Above all, Perry [de Havilland] argued, blogging is conversation. What arises from it is a mix of affinities and disaffinities, a network of discussants who don�t necessarily share the same world view. Something that .. David Steven supported when he pointed out that the distinguishing feature of following the US election for outsiders this year .. was the multiplicity of views and sources within the blogging community.Posted by Greg Ransom | TrackBackBrian Micklethwaite noted the "possibility of making politics much more global, as people discover they have more in common with someone in a faraway country than someone just living down the road."