Michael Connery 01/28/2008 - 6:10pm

Hillary Clinton and Mike Huckabee hope that the MTV/MySpace Candidate Dialogue can increase their appeal to young voters on Super Tuesday.

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Joshua Levy 01/28/2008 - 4:39pm

We already know that Barack Obama won South Carolina on Saturday by a huge margin. Duh.

The outcome may be no surprise to those of you following Yahoo's Political Dashboard, who would have have seen Barack Obama dominate online buzz in the run-up to the South Carolina primary. But what explains Obama's skyrocketing numbers and Hillary's dip on the day of the primary?

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Michael Turk 01/28/2008 - 2:30pm

I'm a bit late to the party on this, but hopefully it's fashionably late, and not like the guy that gets there after everyone has gone home and wants to sit and chat despite the fact that you're dropping hints for him to get out. I thought I'd take a closer look at the new BarackObama.com. I still think, despite all the prognostications that Hillary has it locked, that he'll pull this out and be the eventual nominee - even if it takes a floor fight.

This started as a review of the recently revamped website, and became sort of a hybrid post about the site and some general issues with online campaigns in general. I have to be honest; I began from the point of view that I don't really get why they changed the site at all. The vast majority of voters is still tuned out, probably had not been to the site, and therefore wouldn't really be sick of it. However, I realize that the staff probably was, the hardcore supporters probably were, and since Obama believes that change is good, well...

If the post gets kind of disjointed about halfway through, that's because the review also coincided with an interview I did with Jose Vargas and some questions about how campaigns should be using their site to engage voters in states where they may have little to no time to campaign as a result of the compressed primary schedule. After that call, I began to look at Obama's site through that prism, and specifically began to compare it to other sites through the same lens.

In other words, I wrote half of it when I was with Linda, and half of it after we broke up. And I should warn you I was listening to the Cure a lot.

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The biggest day of the campaign

Friend --

Barack Obama won an overwhelming victory in South Carolina on Saturday.

People came out in record numbers and voted for change. Now, after four early state contests, Barack has the most votes, the most delegates, and the most diverse coalition of supporters we've seen in a long time.

But this is no time to rest -- the stakes will be even higher one week from tomorrow.

On February 5th, 22 states will hold primaries and caucuses.

We have exactly one week to prepare. Make a donation of $50 right now to help Barack compete on the biggest day of the campaign:

Joshua Levy 01/28/2008 - 12:26pm

Voto Latino combines the telenovela with voter registration; the brief rise and fall of Unity 08; why are we seeing such a rise in Democratic voter turnout?; the Clinton Spendometer makes an outrageous claim about Hillary Clinton's spending proposals; Barack Obama is raising a ton of money in the aftermath of South Carolina; the Obama campaign continues to an email issuing from a dark place in America; and Hillary again responds to supporters' questions in a new video.

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The Final Push in Florida

With all the hype and the rhetoric this campaign season, it’simportant to remember that this campaign is about ideas. And that’s why I am supporting the candidate who has a bold vision to bring people together to solve big problems.

Rudy Giuliani and I worked together in the Reagan Justice Department. And it was there I first learned of Rudy’s ability to rally people around a common cause. Rudy got things done. He was a strong leader who always had an optimistic vision for the future.

Join me in Rudy’s Drive2Five and tell your friends and neighbors why you support Rudy for President.



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