Comments on: American Politicians and the Internet Cash Machine http://www.adotas.com/2008/10/american-politicians-and-the-internet-cash-machine/ Where Interactive Advertising Begins Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:07:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Brian Olson http://www.adotas.com/2008/10/american-politicians-and-the-internet-cash-machine/#comment-653996 Brian Olson Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:01:20 +0000 http://www.adotas.com/2008/10/american-politicians-and-the-internet-cash-machine/#comment-653996 There is a huge distinction between the two campaigns. I made a point of talking to supporters of both candidates before posting this. One is 27, and all her communication with the Obama campaign has been electronic. No traditional lit. (Other than a yeard sign) The McCain supporter skews older, and while has donated completely online, reports receiving at least a dozen piece of traditional mail lit. Expensive to produce and send. Last I checked, Obama had raised $604 million and you can even see his ads on video games of all places. I'll disagree with the notion that Obama is Howard Dean 2.0. More like 3.0. While polling is mentioned in the piece, that process really hasn't changed much. So in an age of digital campaigning, can an analog process truly measure what's going on? I guess the big irony is, that in this digital age, where we can donate and campaign online, post blogs and opinions and interact with campaigns, we still can't vote online. So we'll just wait and see how the votes add up on the 4th, or the 5th. Or maybe the 6th... There is a huge distinction between the two campaigns. I made a point of talking to supporters of both candidates before posting this.

One is 27, and all her communication with the Obama campaign has been electronic. No traditional lit. (Other than a yeard sign)

The McCain supporter skews older, and while has donated completely online, reports receiving at least a dozen piece of traditional mail lit. Expensive to produce and send.

Last I checked, Obama had raised $604 million and you can even see his ads on video games of all places.

I’ll disagree with the notion that Obama is Howard Dean 2.0. More like 3.0.

While polling is mentioned in the piece, that process really hasn’t changed much.

So in an age of digital campaigning, can an analog process truly measure what’s going on?

I guess the big irony is, that in this digital age, where we can donate and campaign online, post blogs and opinions and interact with campaigns, we still can’t vote online.

So we’ll just wait and see how the votes add up on the 4th, or the 5th. Or maybe the 6th…

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