Daily Digest: 4/24/07

Joshua Levy — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 10:42:55 -0400

The Web on the Candidates

The web is turning political novices into political organizers, writes the Lehigh Valley (PA) Morning Call. Two months ago Michele Tims, a social worker in Allentown, "started an online group for the Democratic senator, hoping for little more than a few new friends. Instead she finds herself leading a community of about 35 Obama enthusiasts in the Lehigh Valley." Outsourcing organizing to a campaign's supporters has, for Obama, resulted in more online fundraising than any other candidate. The article features some intensely local examples of how Obama supporters are taking up organizing and fundraising after joining the campaign through my.barackobama.com.

The Candidates on the Web

Barack Obama gave a big foreign policy speech yesterday to the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, and his promotion of it has changed the tone of his home page, at least for now. Although there's no video of the speech on the site yet (let's hope it's coming), you'll find the full text of it, which is a marked change from the supporter's testimonials the site usually features. Obama has often been criticized for his reluctance to talk hard policy, but this speech seeks to alter that perception, and his home page as changed to suit that goal. Will the site return to the supporter-testimonial model, or will we see more of a focus on policy and the issues?

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Daily Digest: 4/24/07