campaign-weblogs: Campaign Weblogs

Discussion of the use of weblogs as political campaign websites. Although the mere use of weblogs as part of a campaign site is on-topic, the list is primarily concerned with campaign sites which are weblog-centric. What are the good and poor implementations of weblog-centric campaign sites? Do certain packages of weblog software have benefits over others for this use? What can be done to evangelize the idea? As candidate websites continue to become standard practice, how do we get candidates to utilize the weblog form, with all of its attendant benefits of a more direct connection with the reader?