http://www.gothamist.com/2004/03/04/nyu_technology_politics_panel.php All comments for NYU Technology & Politics Panel en-us 2007 arts_jen Tue, 05 Jun 2007 17:33:04 -0500 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss jencarlson@gothamist.com jencarlson@gothamist.com 60 http://www.gothamist.com/2004/03/04/nyu_technology_politics_panel.php#comment-17544 http://www.gothamist.com/2004/03/04/nyu_technology_politics_panel.php#comment-17544 Comments Fri, 05 Mar 2004 11:41:39 -0500 <p>if campaign blogs and meetups and Internet fundraising is so important, how come Howard Dean is sitting on his couch right now? That is a question I've mulled over quite a bit too. Here's my attempt at an answer: Blogs and internet fundraising *are* important to the political process. Dean's campaign showed how that CAN be used by a real candidate. Just because he didn't win doesn't mean they didn't have some sort of impact on how campaigns are run. Just look at how quickly Bush and Kerry scrambled to get blogs of their own running after Dean burst forth from the gates. It's incorrect to think that blogs and the internet are the ONLY way to win a campaign (that's been proven quite false :^), rather they are an important part of the campaign. I predict that as the technology changes and more voters are 'net savvy the importance of "teh intarweb" in political campaigns will increase (if you think about it, most web savvy folks are under 35, and most voters are over 50. I'll try to find a source to support that theory.) *steps down from soapbox* :^)</p> http://www.gothamist.com/2004/03/04/nyu_technology_politics_panel.php#comment-17543 http://www.gothamist.com/2004/03/04/nyu_technology_politics_panel.php#comment-17543 Comments Thu, 04 Mar 2004 18:54:14 -0500 <p>Thompson shoutout!</p>