Campaigns and Technology

Click on the links below to some interesting articles we've found that address new technology in campaigns.

CNET News.com -- Google unveils election mashup (Google overlays Congressional Districts, could legislative districts and even precinct lines be far behind?)

Wash Post: More Adults Tap Internet for Election News -- Nearly one-fifth of American adult users of the Internet in August 2006 spent some time reading about politics or the coming U.S. election, a big increase from November 2004, according to a survey released on Wednesday by the Pew Internet and American Life Project.

Online Voter Files Strengthen Campaigns, If Used Correctly

To Blog or Not to Blog

Why Republicans Are Winning at Tech -- "Democrat-leaning sites got most of the attention, but the story that Republicans were using technology to actually win the election went largely unnoticed."

MySpace as a grassroots tool? -- "It can help you reach an audience that otherwise might be more difficult to reach. Not as many young voters watch the evening news."

Web Advertising to locate new supporters?

Internet Activists Shape a US Senate Race -- With the dust still settling Wednesday on political newcomer Ned Lamont's Democratic primary victory over incumbent Sen. Joseph Lieberman, the two sides in the hard-fought election could agree on one thing: the Internet played a major role in the race.

Opinions Vary on Appending Emails to Voter Files

 

Oklahoma State Senate Democrats