Thursday, February 01, 2007

The Internet Is Creating a New Class of Web-Savvy Political Activists

"The number of Americans who got most of their information about the 2006 campaign on the internet doubled from the most recent mid-term election in 2002 and rivaled the number from the 2004 presidential election year.

In all, 15% of all American adults say the internet was their primary source for campaign news during the election, up from 7% in the mid-term election of 2002 and close to the 18% of Americans who said they relied on the internet during the presidential campaign cycle in 2004." Source: Pew Research Center (released Jan. 17, 2007)

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