http://www.techpresident.com/blog/entry/26413/a_whole_new_ball_game_2008_is_record_setting_election_according_to_new_pew_study Comments for "A Whole New Ball Game: 2008 is Record Setting Election According to New Pew Study" en http://www.techpresident.com/blog/entry/26413/a_whole_new_ball_game_2008_is_record_setting_election_according_to_new_pew_study <p>Not only is turnout at record levels in primaries across the country, but the role the internet is playing in the election is setting records that bury previous high marks. According to the Pew Internet &amp; American Life report issued today, a full "46% of Americans have used the internet to get political news and share their thoughts about the campaign. Online video and social networking sites have taken off, especially among Obama supporters." So let’s stop asking whether the internet will ever elect a president and accept the fact that no candidate can afford to downplay the importance of it.</p> <p><a href="http://www.techpresident.com/blog/entry/26413/a_whole_new_ball_game_2008_is_record_setting_election_according_to_new_pew_study">read more</a></p> http://www.techpresident.com/blog/entry/26413/a_whole_new_ball_game_2008_is_record_setting_election_according_to_new_pew_study#comment interest in election Internet Obama Pew social networking voter awareness voter knowledge young voters Sun, 15 Jun 2008 16:02:48 -0400 Alan Rosenblatt 26413 at http://www.techpresident.com