We speak with Professor John Jackson of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, who has authored three books on the presidential primary process. We hear his ideas on holding regional primaries, and how changes in the way primary delegates are delegated in the GOP races, will affect the outcome
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New York, NY (PRWEB) October 29, 2008

On the eve of an historic election that has seen the Internet dominate the political landscape, The Webby Awards today named the Web’s ten most influential political moments.

Hailed as the “Internet’s highest honor” by the New York Times, The Webby Awards is the leading international award honoring excellence on the Internet, including Websites, interactive advertising, online film and video, and mobile websites.

From Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) breaking new ground with the first campaign Web site in 1994 to the celebrated CNN YouTube debates in 2007, the list charts the Internet’s evolution from political postscript to powerful political tool. Other highlights of the Webby survey include The Drudge Report breaking the Lewinsky scandal (1998), the first-ever Web-based elections in France and the U.S. (2000) and Senator George Allen’s infamous “macaca” video (2006).

“In a year where we’ve seen the Internet dominate the political landscape, we thought it would both fun and instructive to look back at the events — both big and small — that have changed politics as we know it,” said David-Michel Davies, executive director of the Webby Awards. “Each moment sparked a trend or set a new standard that has forever changed how we follow, participate in, and influence politics.”

See the full list of The Webby Awards’ Top Ten Most Influential Political Web Moments below and online at http://www.webbyawards.com/press/top10political.php.

The Top Ten Political Web Moments:

1. First Campaign Web Site- Senator Dianne Feinstein (1994)

Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) became the first political candidate to have a Web site, permanently changing the way politicians do their jobs — from raising money, to organizing volunteers to interacting with voters.

2. The Drudge Report Breaks Lewinsky Scandal (1998)

The Drudge Report, a little-known, one-man news site, beat the mainstream media on one of the decade’s biggest stories when it broke the Monica Lewinsky scandal online. The Drudge scoop paved the way for the blogging revolution and foreshadowed future online blog coups like the downfalls of Dan Rather and Trent Lott.

3. Nader Trader (2000)

Ralph Nader and Al Gore supporters in different states used sites like NaderTrader.org and VoteSwap2000 to swap votes in order to help Gore receive enough votes to win the Electoral College. It became a symbol of how the Internet can be used in innovative, novel ways to challenge the traditional political system.

4. First Internet voting – France/Arizona (2000)

Signaling that Internet voting could be both secure and popular, tens of thousands of voters in Arizona and France logged onto their computers to vote legally for the first time via the Internet in March 2000.

5. JibJab – “This Land” (2004)

“This Land” an animation featuring a John Kerry/George W. Bush duet, became the Internet’s first hugely popular political parody – enjoying three times the combined traffic of the actual candidates’ sites.

6. Text Messaging Sparks a Revolution (2004)

Protestors during Ukraine’s Orange Revolution used the Internet and cell phones to circumvent state-run media and mobilize massive protests, inspiring similar movements in countries like Lebanon, and giving democracy around the world a much-needed shot in the arm.

7. The Howard Dean “Scream” (2004)

The television clip of Howard Dean’s infamous “scream” after his 3rd place finish in the Iowa caucuses was shared on thousands of websites and spread via email becoming the biggest political viral video of the pre-YouTube era.

8. Senator George Allen’s “Macaca” Incident (2006)

With the help of a camera and YouTube, Senator George Allen’s political gaffe became a media sensation and is widely credited with helping the Democrats take control of the U.S. Congress in 2006. It proved a powerful cautionary tale for misbehaving politicians everywhere.

9. YouTube Debates on CNN (2007)

With questions submitted from Santa Claus, a snowman, and 4,000 YouTubers across the country, the first-ever YouTube debates transformed the traditional format of the presidential debate giving the public a new way to participate in the political process.

10. Rise of the independent campaign video (2007/2008)

Garnering 10 million views each, Barely Political’s “Obama Girl” and will.i.am’s star-studded “Yes We Can” epitomized the advent of professionally-produced, high-quality Internet videos that be just as impactful of campaign ads.

The 12th Annual Webby Awards received a record 10,000 entries from over 60 countries. The awards season was capped by a star-studded June gala showcasing an influential group of Internet luminaries including Stephen Colbert, David Byrne, and Black Eyed Peas front man will.i.am.

The Webby Awards is presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, a 550-person judging academy whose members include Vinton Cerf, R/GA’s Chief Bob Greenberg, “Simpson’s” creator Matt Groening, Arianna Huffington, and Harvey Weinstein.

Nominees for the 13th Annual Webby Awards will be announced in April 2009, and winners will be honored at a gala ceremony in New York City in June 2009.

About The Webby Awards:

Hailed as the “Internet’s highest honor” by the New York Times, The Webby Awards is the leading international award honoring excellence on the Internet, including Websites, interactive advertising, online film and video, and mobile web sites. Established in 1996, the 12th Annual Webby Awards received nearly 10,000 entries from all 50 states and over 60 countries worldwide. The Webby Awards is presented by The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences. Sponsors and Partners of The Webby Awards include: Adobe; The Creative Group; Nokia; .ORG; Level 3; Getty Images; The Barbarian Group; Digital Kitchen; Adweek; The New York Times; Variety; Wired; IDG; FirstMark Capital; Brightcove; PricewaterhouseCoopers; 2advanced.Net; KobeMail and Museum of the Moving Image.

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Related Iowa Politics Press Releases

Illinois may be 6 or 7. But it is certainly not THE MOST corrupt.

1. Louisiana(7.67)
2. Mississippi (6.66)
3. Kentucky (5.18)
4. Alabama (4.76)
5. Ohio(4.69)
6. Illinois (4.68)
7. Pennsylvania (4.55)
8. Florida (4.47)
9. New Jersey (4.32)
10. New York (3.95)
11. Tennessee (3.68)
12. Virginia (3.64)
13. Oklahoma (2.96)
14. Connecticut (2.80)
15. Missouri (2.79)
16. Arkansas (2.74)
17. Massachusetts (2.66)
18. Texas (2.44)
19. Maryland (2.31)
20. Michigan (2.14)
21. Georgia (2.13)
22. Wisconsin (2.09)
23. California (2.07)
24. North Carolina (1.96)
25. Arizona (1.88)
26. Indiana (1.85)
27. South Carolina (1.74)
28. Nevada (1.72)
29. Colorado (1.56)
30. Washington (1.52)
31. Utah (1.4117)
32. Kansas (1.4109)
33. Minnesota (1.24)
34. Iowa (0.91)
35. Oregon (0.68).

Edit: I meant Illinois mat be 6 or 7 now..
Becca, my eyes are wide open. Corruption is everywhere, worst in other states actually. I don’t think we should be singling out 1 state.
And might I add that there was enough corruption in the white house to put Chicago to shame. My opinion.
I question the timing as well..
Rivera: Lol I guess the 15 you don’t see are the least corrupt…

Best answer:

Answer by jcm1954
They are getting the idea from the FBI agent who spoke at a press conference yesterday. He said if Illinois is not the most corrupt, it is certainly up there. Which agrees with your statistics.

What do you think? Answer below!

and for the record the Roman Catholic Church only put in certain books in the traditional bible and those books were what they thought people should follow so you can’t say that god never wanted Gays to get married.
thnx yaya, i know few actually know that. and what the catholic chruch didn’t take out they never found. we still find things on the life of christ
sorry im a terrible speller

Best answer:

Answer by Cookidoughicecream
It’s not ‘his political views’ it’s the Church’s and for the record, what good would any religion be if they didn’t act upon their beliefs?

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Best answer:

Answer by joelgmt
i would like to think this is true. I do believe Obama will have a better chance of bringing this torn apart nation back together than any other candidate.

Give your answer to this question below!

What I don’t understand is this whole Caucus thing. I hear people say “Ron Paul got 10% in Iowa, but he’ll do better in New Hampshire”. I don’t understand; what does that mean? Isn’t a presidential election NATION-wide, not STATE-wide? Why are individual states voting, and not only that but why do the candidates physically go to a particular state to speak? This is the 21st century, you can talk on CNN about what you would do as president, and the whole WORLD will hear you; why go to each state if you could simply address them all?

What’s… what’s going on?

Best answer:

Answer by Lettie D
It’s state wide first for selection in who the candidate from each party is going to be. Then in the General Election which is in November the candidates from each party square off against each other. It’s actually a very good democratic election process.

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Hays, KS (PRWEB) January 2, 2008

American voters, tired of having the primary election settled for them by only a few states, now have the opportunity to directly nominate political candidates for president online. Today a new interactive Web site enables American people alienated by the current presidential primary system to bypass the traditional system of party politics and make their views known to the world. TheElectionProject.org energizes political involvement through Wikipedia-type information and blogging, political fund-raising and most uniquely, online nomination and voting.

Spokesperson Travis Murphy said, “The Election Project allows people to nominate whoever they want, whenever they want, and receive public funding for a real presidential campaign. This innovative new site will provide a real-time pulse of American public in the 2008 presidential primary. No longer will the voting population be forced to sit at home and watch their presidential contenders be chosen by others.”

TheElectionProject.org allows anyone to nominate their candidate for president, be it the leading Democratic nominee or their staunch Republican uncle. To accommodate the candidates, TheElectionProject.org includes two levels of candidates: The first, basic level includes “Candidates in Waiting,” comprised of people from across America who friends and family have cybernominated for president as an honor or to send a message. The second group are “Candidates in the Ring,” including cybernominated candidates who have received at least 100 votes on the site or who have publicly announced they are running for the nomination of a major political party.

Murphy said, “Unlike other partisan fundraising Web sites, TheElectionProject.org does not enter the political scene with a predisposed political agenda or candidates. Our purpose is to encourage involvement and interest and to register where the American people stand on each candidate.”

A truly unique attribute of TheElectionProject.org is that the candidate who earns the public’s support receives financial backing. TheElectionProject.org requires voters to contribute a dollar a vote in supporting their candidate of choice. The funds raised by this registered non-profit organization will be used for late election advertising in support of the candidate who wins the online vote.

In addition, there are no party primaries nor state barriers in TheElectionProject.org Democrats, Republicans, Independents, and others are paired head-to-head.

TheElectionProject.org President, Chapman Rackaway said removing state barriers is an important step. “Today, a relatively small number of voters in just a few states will determine who the candidates for president will be through front-loaded primaries. The rest of the country is largely ignored. TheElectionProject.org seeks to shatter this tunnel vision. For example, voting and fund raising on the Web site may show that nationally a candidate is a strong favorite, countering the momentum that another candidate might have in winning the Iowa Caucuses or the New Hampshire primary.”

“Money is the mother’s milk of politics” as goes the old saying. TheElectionProject spokesman Murphy said, “In many ways this may be much more ‘pure milk’ than that currently in the political process. Between blogging and public candidate vetting as well as direct and quick continual voting, the candidate selected by TheElectionProject.org will have been examined under the intense scrutiny of the American people. Only if a candidate survives this process and earns the public’s respect and vote, will he or she receive the financial support of TheElectionProject.org.”

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WHY?

I found that statistic very startling (and depressing), and wonder what the reason is?

With 30% of the total population, and 50% of the registered Democratic vote, blacks in South Carolina have a legitimate chance of putting a serious dent into Hillary’s chances by supporting Obama, a candidate that won handily in Iowa, a state that is 94% white.
Folks… READING COMPREHENSION is key here… The question is much larger than one candidate. I’m asking what is behind those survey numbers! Clearly, a large percentage of African Americans will NOT vote for a black candidate BECAUSE he or she is black. My question is – WHY?
ding ding ding! Looks like the totally sex-ay Nicole has nailed it.

Best answer:

Answer by sherryn75501
Here we go again with the white/black – male/female issue. Vote on backgrounds and experience, not race or gender.

Give your answer to this question below!

B. Mike Huckabee
-During a presidential debate, he said something along the lines of:
“There’s no one on this stage who is more dedicated to preserving traditional marriage than me.”
-He also opposes gay adoption.

C. Newt Gingrich
-He has a gay sister, and he’s offended by her relationship.
She and her partner got married, and he refused to attend their wedding.
-He’s also a hypocrite: He’s been married 3 times….had scandalous affairs………yet he presumes he’s defending the “sanctity of marriage.”
-Even though he doesn’t live in California, or anywhere near it……..he took time out of his busy schedule to appear in ads promoting “Yes on Prop 8.”

D. Bob Vander Plaats
-He promises that if he’s elected governor of Iowa, he will issue an executive order to overturn the Iowa Supreme Court’s decision to legalize gay marriage.
(which is illegal. That CAN’T happen.)
Bob Vander Plaats is a former high school government teacher who doesn’t understand how the government works.

Best answer:

Answer by Cajun Bulldogs
Larry Byrd, Member of the Democratic KKK. Check his background, im surprised lot of people didn’t buy that.

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Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (R-MN) interviewed with Shane Vander Hart on behalf of KTIA Radio 99.3 FM/ 1260 AM (www.facebook.com ) before the Iowa Renewal Project Conference in West Des Moines, IA. She discussed her faith in Christ and how it impacts her public service.
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