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What role does the internet play in the 2008 presidential campaign?

• got the mainstream of political life in the US
• particulary important for Obama´s campaign
• donations by the internet are possible

How does it effect Obama´s campaign?

• helped mobilising young voters (facebook, myspace)
• he was able to get more local volunteers on the ground than Clinton
• got $1 billion online during the 2008 campaign