Obama Ushers In The Age Of Web Politics -- Politics -- InformationWeek - The Diigo Meta page

• 16 Jun 08
  

  Takuya Homma

  Politics PresidentialCampaign

  • In February, as the race between Obama and Hillary Clinton swung into its most critical phase, he raised a staggering $55 million, with 94% of that coming in donations of $200 or less -- most of it raised online. Thanks to the power of his Web dollar machine, "Obama has raised more money than anybody else without plumbing ethical gray areas or even spending much of his own time soliciting donations," Green writes. "The money just came rolling in." 
  • Today, Obama has raised more than $200 million from more than 1.3 million people
  • It's brilliant to feel as if you're part of something, as if your $50 is making a difference."
  • Among Obama's thousands of online "affinity groups" is Entrepreneurs for Obama, which helped galvanize the tech community and establish a direct pipeline to the wealth of the valley. Many of these supporters are relatively new to politics, having had their heads down building Web companies the last five or 10 years, and they have no problem writing a check for $2,300

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• 04 Jun 08
  

  Robert Reed

  politics technology millennials Internet

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