Believe it or don't:

Mayor Jim Hahn today announced that his campaign Web site -- www.jimhahn.org - received the Pollie Award for best Web site by a city, municipal, or regional candidate. The annual Pollie Awards are sponsored by the American Association of Political Consultants...

...The Hahn campaign Web site was designed in collaboration with Constituents Direct, a locally-based Internet firm that specializes in political Web sites and e-communication.

I alread pointed out in "I want to be %OFFICE_NAME% of %CITY_NAME% in %YEAR%!" that his site not only look generic, it appears to be based on a generic template. Methinks these awards are closer to "awards."

Despite that, this blog supports Hahn for Mayor. The alternatives would be far, far worse.

See also the post "Bob Hertzberg Cyber-stalks Opponents on Google". If anyone deserves a web award it's Bob Hertzberg. Your blogger volunteered to set up a blog for Hahn but after a couple phone calls no request was forthcoming. Maybe next cycle we'll see the end of candidates who just don't get this 'Net thing.