tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5819005.post114940077649565446..comments2024-03-16T02:17:55.433-07:00Comments on Programming and politics: Elections Part 1: Angelides vs. WestlyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08698131967747444207noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5819005.post-1149535985225266622006-06-05T12:33:00.000-07:002006-06-05T12:33:00.000-07:00It is natural that as people go online for the maj...It is natural that as people go online for the majority of their information, it is also where they will form their political opinions. If that wasn't enough, the futile attempt to regulate campaigns creates a huge potential advantage for those who most cleverly employ technical circumvention via non-traditional (thus less regulated) media. <BR/><BR/>As for yet another Democrats vs. Republicans ... perhaps the GOP had an early mover advantage. At first it might be surprising since some of the most "online" states tend to be blue states. However, those states also tend to be more politically homogenous. In the more borderline states, demographics probably win out. The people in those states who might be the most easily reached via the internet may also be the people that the GOP would most want to reach. When its religious fundamentalists vs. minorities + union workers, the votes of the educated middle/upper middle class can be swing votes that can be swung electronically.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08698131967747444207noreply@blogger.com