Social Politicking Network

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If there ever was any doubt about the power of new media, this Presidential election is dispelling a whole lot of them.

• Barack Obama sent out the news of his Vice Presidential candidate to registered Democrats through SMS much before he made the public announcement.
• Ahead of the November elections, Facebook created entries for all US congressional candidates. Campaign staff could personalise the profiles and Facebook members could register their support and add comments.
• Both Obama and McCain have the most sophisticated and up-to-date sites. One look at barackobama.com and you'll know what I mean. Obama doesn't write the blog himself but it's current with the latest updates and events. There are some excellent photographs of Obama and Biden on the campaign trail and videos of events of the night before.
• Quite the same with McCain's website which is also written in third person but....
  
  
  Sunday , October 26, 2008

  The Palin Paradox

  
  

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  I start with the good news and to partly quote the renowned feminist writer Gloria Steinem, women have never had it so good in America. Everyone from the Left to the Right is trying to appease them. To start, the possibility of a first female President for America and then a chance at the first female Vice President of USA. While one of the most powerful posts in the world still continues to elude American women, this year is being seen as a transformative one-the candidature of Hillary Clinton and now Sarah Palin-two sides of the spectrum, both trying to change the under representation of women at the high office, but more crucially both ensuring that women are being aggressively targeted as a crucial demographic group this time The interest is only too clear. At the Obama Campaign HQ in Phoenix in Arizona,....

  
  
  Saturday , October 25, 2008

  Push-button democracy

  
  

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  America is already voting. As you read this nearly one third of Americans would have already cast their vote on who occupies the White House, much ahead of November 4, the day America officially gives its verdict. It's Early Voting and one that started more than two weeks ago in some states. Many Americans are doing this, and absence from their home states on Election Day is not the only reason. There are some who want to avoid queues and save time, others who want to spend all the time they can when it comes to voting. After all Americans wont just vote for their President (actually it is the Electoral College which elects the President), they will also give their verdict on a whole host of issues. So does Hawaii need a rail transit system, or should the age of people running for mayor be....