From BarackObama.com to Change.gov
A new survey finds that voters expect that the level of public engagement they experienced with Obama during the campaign, much of it occurring online, will continue into the early period of his new administration.
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Many in Obama’s army are ready to translate their campaign participation into direct engagement with the new administration
After a presidential election in which voters increasingly went online to mobilize others and take part in the political debate, many of those who were active during the campaign expect to remain engaged with the incoming Obama Administration and mobilize others in support of his agenda.
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From BarackObama.com to Change.gov
The current state of the online transition Since Election Day, 15% of all online Americans have visited a website affiliated with the Obama transition effort. In partisan terms, 24% of online Obama voters have visited transition-related websites.[2. numoffset=”2″ Of those in our survey who voted in the presidential race, 50% voted for the Obama/Biden ticket. […]
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Voters expect direct communication with their preferred candidate or party leaders
Obama voters have greater expectations of future engagement, particularly online engagement In the 2008 election campaign, candidates increasingly relied on tools such as email and text messaging to reach out directly to supporters outside of the media or traditional communications channels such as television or radio. Obama supporters in particular have a strong expectation that […]
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Experts and analysts assess the future of the internet in a new survey
A survey of internet leaders, activists and analysts shows they expect major tech advances as the phone becomes a primary device for online access, voice-recognition improves, artificial and virtual reality become more embedded in everyday life, and the architecture of the internet itself improves.