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People “In The Middle” Back Obama

By | 10.29.08 | 7:50 pm

I’m a little tired of The Undecideds, The Swing Voters and all those People In The Middle — but they do decide elections after the rest of us have made our decisions.

To appeal to those remaining thin slices of the electorate, a new video campaign has launched to pitch More…

Obama Viral Hit Slams Premature Celebration

By | 10.29.08 | 6:20 am

The Obama campaign’s Internet operation knows how to meet the moment. Sensing some irrational exuberance from supporters, which can stoke complacency, Obama’s web team dropped a viral video Tuesday that has already drawn more than 100,000 views — launching it into the top-20 political videos on YouTube after a single More…

Seattle Fish-Throwers Tout Obama on YouTube

By | 10.29.08 | 6:00 am

The Republicans may have the wolf-hunting vote locked down, but the Obama campaign is burnishing its own frontier credentials with a new video from the fish throwers at the famous Pike Place Market in Seattle.

Will this Pacific Northwestern YouTube outreach move anyone? Well, count this blogger in. As a More…

Obama-McCain Dance-Off Video

By | 10.27.08 | 1:25 pm

Sen. Barack Obama not only thinks he has better policies than Sen. John McCain — he says he has better moves, too.

“I’m convinced I’m a better dancer than John McCain,” he confided to Ellen DeGeneres last week.  Obama’s dancing on her talk show has become an enduring hit More…

Mashing Up the Nominees & ‘So You Think You Can Dance’

By | 10.22.08 | 9:01 am

If you’ve ever felt like the presidential campaign is descending to the level of “American Idol,” then this new YouTube mashup is for you.

Uploaded on Tuesday night, “So You Think You Can Be President — Debate Remix,” only has about a thousand views so far, but it is a More…

Obama Camp YouTubes the Homestretch (VIDEO)

By | 10.16.08 | 5:27 pm

Sen. Barack Obama delivered his closing argument in New Hampshire on Thursday, casting his final debate with Sen. John McCain as proof that the Republican will only give the country more of President George W. Bush’s failed policies.

I wrote about Obama’s address live from the small apple barn More…

Presidential Debates Launch MySpace Portal

By | 09.17.08 | 6:15 am

Today the Commission on Presidential Debates launched an online toolset through MySpace, in a dedicated portal called MyDebates.org.

Organizers say this is the “first” time that the commission has injected “online functionality” into the debates during its 21-year history. The tools is intended to “personalize the debates” and integrate More…

Obama’s Convention Ratings Still Rising

By | 09.01.08 | 12:25 pm

Sen. Barack Obama’s convention speech may seem like old news, as Americans worry about Hurricane Gustav and the political class focuses on Gov. Sarah Palin and the GOP convention. Yet the number of people who have watched Obama’s speech continues to rise.

On Thursday, the TV audience was 41.9 More…