Web Candidate 2.0

Hillary Clinton, Democrats lead Republicans in Web race to the White House

2007-03-14T20:42:00.000-07:00

Digital Markets Blog presidential campaign 2008 special series on what I am calling “User Generated Politics” Hillary Clinton began her online presidential “User Generated Politics” presidential campaign 2008 “conversation” early and it is paying off. “Hillary for President” is leading in national opinion polls and on the Web. “If the next Democratic primary for president were being held today,

Election fight enters virtual world

2007-03-14T20:23:00.001-07:00

THE SCRAMBLE for votes in Mayo’s five-seat constituency reached the new media last week with both Fianna Fail’s Frank Chambers and Fine Gael’s John O’Mahony posting messages on the video-sharing website YouTube.YouTube, although only two years old, has rapidly become the number one destination for television on the Internet. It’s estimated that viewers watch 100 million videos on the site every

Politicians are casting the Net to catch votes

2007-03-14T20:22:00.000-07:00

Rusty McGuire joined the race for Hanover County commonwealth's attorney and then logged on to his computer.By the time he signed off at the end of that weekend, the 36-year-old prosecutor, who specializes in computer crimes, had turned out a Web site and several networking site profiles.He now lists more MySpace friends -- 1,330 as of yesterday -- than Republican presidential contender Rudy

With this election, web's got the votes

2007-03-14T20:21:00.000-07:00

It’s only March 2007. You might think it's March 2008 by the pace of the presidential race, and as much as the candidates dominate the TV news shows, the real evidence is on the internet.Indeed, while the web has played some role in politics for a decade, this looks to be the election where much of the bedrock campaigning will take place online.“From my perspective one thing that was very

Senator Dodd Prepares for Daily Show

2007-03-13T21:20:00.000-07:00

Duncan Hunter on China

2007-03-13T09:32:00.002-07:00

Joe Biden on Late Edition

2007-03-13T09:32:00.001-07:00

Romney on Judges, Iraq & Republicans

2007-03-13T09:31:00.002-07:00

The Case for Romney

2007-03-13T09:31:00.001-07:00

Fmr. NV Gov. Kenny Guinn Backs Mitt Romney

2007-03-13T09:14:00.002-07:00

Recent Chris Dodd Photos

2007-03-13T09:14:00.001-07:00

Recent Edwards Photos

2007-03-13T09:08:00.000-07:00

Donations Pooled Online Are Getting Candidates' Attention

2007-03-12T21:35:00.000-07:00

In a political fundraising world traditionally dominated by lobbyists and wealthy business executives, small-dollar donor Hrishi Karthikeyan found a way to make his own splash, right from his desk.With tools offered free on Barack Obama's Internet site, Karthikeyan, 28, created his own "South Asians for Obama" Web portal to gather money from friends who were inspired to support his favorite

Candidates not yet savvy to youth vote: survey

2007-03-09T22:25:00.000-08:00

Mar 9, 2007 — BOSTON (Reuters) - Politicians failed to tap the youth vote even after record turnout in the 2004 U.S. presidential election and will need the Internet to draw this block, a Harvard University survey showed on Friday. Young Americans were largely ignored by political campaigns during the 2006 congressional election, but their ballots helped decide two tight U.S. Senate races

Put a Hippie in the White House

2007-03-09T22:22:00.001-08:00

Banners from the Kucinich WebsiteRECLAIM AMERICA FROM THE WEAPON MAKERS:RECLAIM AMERICA FROM BIG BUSINESS:NO MORE WAR:PRESIDENT:MAN OF PEACE:I can't help but feel that his message is different, confused, I might say out of touch but I don't want to speak for everyone. For example:"RECLAIM AMERICA FROM THE WEAPON MAKERS" This just isn't a phrase that pops into my head when I think of our current

Coming Soon: The Official Elizabeth Kucinich Myspace page.

2007-03-09T22:21:00.002-08:00

According to the unofficial Kucinich Myspace, Dennis and Elizabeth will be launching official Myspace pages. The Elizabeth page could add some personality to the campaign.

Edwards blogs about recently acquired supporters

2007-03-09T22:21:00.001-08:00

Edwards Gains Support in Iowa; More Than 100 Former Vilsack Supporters Endorse John Edwards For President Read MoreChris Bell Endorses John Edwards For President Read MoreNorth Carolina Democratic Congressional Delegation Endorses John Edwards For President Read More

YouTube Hillary Support Our Troops

2007-03-09T22:18:00.000-08:00

Hillary proposes a new GI Bill of Rights to fulfill the promises we've made to our troops and veterans.

HillaryClinton.com tops Candidate Sites for Traffic

2007-03-08T17:24:00.000-08:00

"HillaryClinton.com served nearly twice as many unique visitors in January as all three top Republican candidates combined. Clinton's website was the No. 1 presidential campaign site in January. BarackObama.com and JohnEdwards.com ranked second and third, with 574,000 and 464,000 unique visitors, respectively. This according to tracking service Nielsen//NetRatings." from www.rtoonline.com I

YouTube Rep. Dennis Kucinich's March Forth Greeting

2007-03-06T16:34:00.001-08:00

Rep. Dennis Kucinich's greeting to citizens around the country who are claiming March 4th to March Forth in defense of the Constitution.

David Letterman making fun of Dennis Kucinich

2007-03-06T16:33:00.002-08:00

YouTube HillCast: Equal Pay

2007-03-06T16:33:00.001-08:00

Hillary discusses her fight in Congress for equal pay and other priorities for American women.

YouTube: Dodd on Education

2007-03-06T16:32:00.000-08:00

Explorehuckabee.com site down!

2007-03-06T12:19:00.000-08:00

Looks like the site is down.

Experts rate Web sites of presidential candidates

2007-03-05T19:57:00.000-08:00

Stump speeches, public appearances and debates on TV used to mold a presidential candidate's image. These days, a politician's Web site speaks volumes. The Republic assembled a panel of experts in politics and Web design to rate the sites of those racing for the White House. Their thoughts:• John Edwards' site includes a page reminiscent of a "billboard for toothpaste."•