Under Obama, Web Would Be the Way: Unprecedented Online Outreach Expected

[BurtWorm]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/10/AR2008111000013_pf.html

By Shailagh Murray and Matthew Mosk
Washington Post Staff Writers
Monday, November 10, 2008; A02

CHICAGO -- 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.


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[Hieronymus]

1. Great news.

[melody]

2. The 21st century at last comes to the White House

Now watch the same people who defended Rove's vanishing email whine about Obama's communications center.

[ogneopasno]

3. His outreach was amazing. He ran Campaign 2.0, so I fully expect to see Presidency 2.0 out of him.

[damonm]

4. Not surprising - Trippi said earlier of Obama's effort

that as revolutionary as Dean's 2004 web-based campaign was,"we were the Wright Brothers - this is the Apollo Project."

[CitizenLeft]

5. I just checked out that change.gov website...

...it's AWESOME. You can apply for a job with the administration, if you're qualified - right there on the site. Instant communication with your president - or at least, with someone who's listening. Unprecedented. I already sent in my 2 cents...!

[okieinpain]

6. as a person in the Tech field this is sweet music for me.

oh yes it's going to be a lovely 4 years.

[crossroads]

7. Awesome news!

Another one of the innovative changes that Obama has planned to take us out of the dark ages!
It's gonna be great to be allowed to share input, suggestions and ideas about way government is run!
So unlike the secrecy, lies and deception of the * years! We were treated like mushrooms... kept in the dark and fed a lot of BS!!!
CR