"FDR could and did bypass the Press in his "fireside chats". These radio programs were a very successful means whereby FDR got his message out to the public."
...is pretty good at getting the public on his side: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022777294
He has been know to crash Capitol Hill servers: http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/07/voters-jam-capitol-phone-lines.php
The last election is a good case in point. The Obama campaign used the Internet effectively, from ads to whiteboards. They took advantage of technology and it showed. Getting hit from all sides, there were a lot of people who really believed the election was going to be too close to call, some nervous and cautious, but some believing the negative hits from both sides were going to result in a one-term President.
He won by a landslide.
Republicans immediately wanted to know his campaign's secrets.
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