"Michael Turk, who was in charge of Internet strategy for President Bush's 2004 campaign -- puts the problem his party faces more bluntly: "We're losing the Web right now."Interesting story on Internet campaigning in 2008. I don't think it will be the decisive factor, but a candidate who cannot effectively use the medium is going to suffer for it.
Monday, May 21, 2007
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Knowing how their minds work, I see a predictable connection between this topic and your Estonian post.
They still own talk radio (and they can have it).
Also, recall that far and away, Joe Trippi and Howard Dean must successfully co-opted the netroots in 2003/4 - and look where they ended up with that.
I think the denizens of cyberspace are still a fickle lot, and 2008 is a long time away -- still time to make up for lost time for those behind the curve, and plenty more for those ahead of it to swerve off course.
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That's why I don't think it will be the decisive factor. Online politics as well is something restricted by race and class barriers.
Well certainly though you can boost minority turnout for a certain candidate by utilizing SMS schemes, as well as potentially deploy the type of mobs for hire that the GOP did in Florida during the contested recount in Miami-Dade.
SMS is pretty different from online politics, but flash mobs will probably be employed in increasing number in the near future. See China's use of SMS and text to coordinate mobs during anti-Japanese riots.
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