Reply #28: Would love it, but perhaps not needed [View All]

[Dr Ron]

We saw in 2004 that having the major web presence was not the deciding factor. Kerry is looking after more important considerations than the web. It is also other actions which make the web site more significant. Even though Kerry didn't concentrate on the web as Dean did, ultimately polls showed that a majority of people who got info on candidates from the web voted from Kerry. This is largely a consequence of the fact that the winner in any election is likely to also win many subsets of the vote such as this, but still does show that having the winning campaign on the ground will drive people to the web site.

That said, in 2008 the web may be even more prominent. While I don't think it will be anywhere near as important as the work on the ground and coverage by the mainstream media, it is a tool which could still be of value and I would like to see them take better advantage of the web. The web is still a way to reach a lot of people at a relatively small cost.