And the winner of the 2006 Golden Dot Award is …

IPDI : Institute For Politics Democracy & The Internet
The George Washington University's Institute for Politics, Democracy and the Internet has announced the winners of the 2006 Golden Dot Awards .

Impact Moment
National Review's “Bench Memos”

Best PAC or Nonpartisan Internet Campaign
Operation Clean Sweep

Best State Party Site
Ohio Republican Party

Best Blog
Outside the Beltway

Best National Internet Campaign
Wake Up Walmart

Best Statewide Internet Campaign
Todd Caliguire

Best Local Internet Campaign
American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network for Breathe Easy DC

Best Political Web Video or Animation
”George Bush Doesn't Care About Black People”

The awards were presented at IPDI's 2006 Politics Online Conference on Tuesday, March 7 th , 2006 by Jonah Seigar , Chair of IPDI's Board of Directors.

Have a look at some of the winning sites, I think that the European Internet scene is easily keeping up with the Americans and in terms of visual design and innovative tools could well be moving ahead. What do you think?