NPR: Dean Veteran and Edwards Strategist Matt Gross on Web Campaigning
April 6th, 2007
One quick morsel for you guys before I head back to N-Ten: this morning, NPR interviewed Matthew Gross, the guy who ran Howard Dean’s online campaign in ‘04 and who’s now in charge of John Edwards’ Internet strategy. Some highlights: the ability of the web to go into great detail about issues and to show a candidate’s personal side, the rise of online fundraising and the small donor, the potential of online video and social networking sites to connect with voters, and the Edwards blogger micro-scandal. One interesting point: he seems well aware of campaigns’ loss of the ability to control a political message in the age of citizen-generated content. Give it a listen.
– cpd
Entry Filed under: Social Networking, Video, Overview, Fundraising, Social Media, Elections
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