The Web on the Candidates

• More on the Ron Paul madness: although Paul barely registers in nationwide polls about the Republican presidential contenders, he actually won ABC's online poll following last week's Republican debate, garnering more than 9,400 of 11,000 votes as of mid-day Monday. ABC News, which apparently feels like it's been punk'd, chalks it up to "Paul supporters [who] have mastered the art of 'viral marketing,' using Internet savvy and blog postings to create at least the perception of momentum for his long-shot presidential bid." Meanwhile, Todd Zeigler has a more lengthy analysis of why Paul is so hot on Digg, noting that, in the absence of mainstream coverage, Paul's supporters are turning to Digg (Democrat Mike Gravel is also starting to get dugg), and Digg readers have been receptive. The result? A submission trying to get Paul on the Daily Show has attracted over 5,500 diggs.
• DomeNation, the bi-partisan Internet TV project started by MyDD's Jerome Armstrong TechPresident's David All, posted its first interview yesterday, with Senator John Kerry. Kerry was open and friendly during the interview, in which, among other things, he discussed YouTube and the role of the Internet in politics. He talked about posting on Firedoglake and name-checked an impressive array of bloggers. "They're the new medium, the new ways of communicating with people... they've been a terrific truth and accountability squad," he said.
• Check out this video announcing the Open House Project, a bi-partisan project of the Sunlight Foundation that is working for accountability in Washington. The video -- which is well-done and slick -- was put together by David All and Phil de Vellis, who you may remember as the creator of a certain high-profile video from a couple of months back.

The Candidates on the Web

• Whither the Hillcast? Remember when Hillary Clinton said she would put out a new "Hillcast" video every week? We haven't seen one since she posted a video about children's health care a month ago. Hillary, where've you been?

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Colin Delany wonders if the proposed Yahoo/Slate/Huffington post debates are revolutionary, over-hyped, or just what we need?