Kari Chisholm, president of Mandate Media, is an experienced campaign staffer, media strategist, political consultant, and interactive web developer. Over the last decade, Kari has worked with nearly 200 campaigns in over 20 states at every level. In addition to his work as an internet strategist for campaigns across the country, he runs the award-winning state blog, BlueOregon.com. He is also the founder of the nationally recognized progressive blog aggregator, LeftyBlogs..com