The Revolution is taking hold
Posted by David on March 21st, 2007
I told them this would happen. I guess they had to find out for themselves.
Campaigns are hooking up with YouTube, too — but with content under their control. All the major presidential camps have significant Internet operations.
“There is a new kind of media, which YouTube is an important part of, that allows for more and more people to engage and learn more about candidates and politics in general. We have done our best to use this new technology to reach as many voters as effectively as possible,” Obama spokesman Bill Burton said.
Kevin Madden, spokesman for former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, a GOP hopeful, said, “Every campaign has to have a new media plan to combat this” and keep their “market share” focused on what the campaign wants to talk about.
Clinton senior strategist Mark Penn said it’s clear that ability to videocast on YouTube is a doubled-edged sword for 2008 contenders. “We don’t know yet what role this will play.”
Nick Baldick, John Edwards’ campaign manager, said the YouTube debut in the 2006 congressional contests was just the start. It will be more pronounced in 2008.
“It will have an impact, and every campaign will have to deal with it,” he said.
And we’re just getting started.
Revolution.
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