Politics Online

Introduction Although former Vermont governor Howard Dean failed to win the Democratic presidential nomination, his campaign left a strong imprint on the political world. It assembled a network of over a half-million active supporters and contributors, raised over $20 million in mostly small donations online, and demonstrated the power of the internet as a networking […]

Data on how Americans' feel about emails from politicians or interest groups.

The internet made a difference in the campaign because of the multiple ways it can be used. This commentary accompanies a report on the internet and the election.

75 million Americans used the internet in the last campaign to get political news and information, discuss candidates and debate issues in emails, or participate directly in the political process by volunteering or giving contributions to candidates....

Even though we are less than three months removed from the beginning of President Bush’s second term, political activists are already thinking about the presidential election of 2008.

Borking Goes Digital - The dredging up and spreading around of the negative information is now done by many people, and the internet footprints left by a target’s use of the medium has become a valuable source of evidence.

Why wait for the next day to comment on the State of the Union when you can blog in real-time?

11% of American internet users followed the returns on election night online.

The internet has become a triple factor in the selection of the next chair of the Democratic National Committee.

As President Bush declares one of his main goals for his second term to be to reform Social Security, a number of bloggers have united in opposition and are using the internet as a tool for political organization and action.