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USA: the 1st campaign of the 21st century

Is Obama "the JFK of the Net?”. Nearly eighteen months after this question raised by PoliticsOnline, the outsider Barack Obama officially won the nomination of the democratic party for the American presidential election of next November 4, after a fight baited against Hillary Clinton. A long electoral campaign which saw the Web fully used like an effective tool with the service of a candidate.

Obama, The Web Candidate

The Senator Obama seems to be the most popular candidate of American internet users, in any case of all those who are actively involved in the election campaign. Not a single week goes by without the creation of a new website or blog supporting him and influencing public opinion or one of his videos  breaking YouTube spectator records. All the candidates have made extensive use of Internet to collect funds for  upcoming events. According to a study of Pew Research Centre, almost 25% of Americans go online to follow the presidential campaign, specially young voters who have been very active this year.

Young Americans: it's your turn!

Behind the popularity of the democratic candidate Barack Obama, whose candidacy is broadly supported by the young Americans, it is the unsurpassed mobilization of the less than 30 years old that marks the primary campaign. According to the results of CNN's exit polls and tabulations from the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (Circle), young voters turned out in record numbers in more than 20 states. In practically every state holding a primary or caucus Tuesday, youth turnout increased astronomically, doubling, tripling and even quadrupling the turnout in the 2000 and 2004 electoral seasons.

15 Things You can do to support your candidate

All candidates to the American primaries use Internet to mobilize their supporters. If you want to become a perfect supporter, you have to respect about fifteen actions. Mike Hackabee, the former Governor of Arkansas and republican candidate, give you some ideas in his website.

All candidates to the American primaries use Internet to mobilize their supporters. If you want to become a perfect supporter, you have to respect about fifteen actions. Mike Hackabee, the former Governor of Arkansas and republican candidate, give you some ideas in his website.

Is Obama's victory linked to the web?

The victory of Senator Obama in Iowa caucus, last January 3, is it also the result of an actively net-campaign? In an article on "Movement candidates and the digital world ", the portal PoliticsOnline writes that Team Obama has created a campaign with more than 400K online contributors, hundreds of thousands of social networking “friends”, and millions of people tuning into online videos.  This community with roots in the online world and results in the real world may be the beginning of a new era in American politics.  Youth vote in Iowa tripled ans accredit this idea.

Is Obama the ‘JFK of the Net’?

Senator Obama is not only be one of the first black candidates. He is also the first US presidential contender young enough to have ‘come of age’ in the world of the Internet. Is he the going to be the ‘JFK of the Net’ ?