Under Obama, Web Would Be the Way

[cal04]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/10/AR2008111000013.html?hpid=topnews

Armed with millions of e-mail addresses and a political operation that harnessed the Internet like no campaign before it, Barack Obama will enter the White House with the opportunity to create the first truly "wired" presidency.

Obama aides and allies are preparing a major expansion of the White House communications operation, enabling them to reach out directly to the supporters they have collected over 21 months without having to go through the mainstream media.

Just as John F. Kennedy mastered television as a medium for taking his message to the public, Obama is poised to transform the art of political communication once again, said Joe Trippi, a Democratic strategist who first helped integrate the Internet into campaigning four years ago.

"He's going to be the first president to be connected in this way, directly, with millions of Americans," Trippi said.

[Sarah Ibarruri]

1. This campaign was brilliant, & this man is brilliant nt

[Webster Green]

2. Freepers think that he is going to shut down the Internet..

And stifle freedom of speech, and trample on our constitutional rights. :rofl:

[Politicalboi]

3. Isn't it amazing

That Bush has done those very same things and yet they don't think anything is wrong with it. Or they just don't know that he did it. It's just laughable.

[Triana]

4. "without having to go through the mainstream media"

...music to my ears!

I had assumed Obama would use his massive contact grand obama party database to communicate directly with Americans (supporters and non-supporters alike). He'd be remiss not to.

[BR_Parkway]

5. Fireside chats via email? Streaming video? Viral YouTubes? Awesome

way to connect to the masses.

And yeah, it's not just smart handlers - that one "gets it"