Obama has huge lead over McCain -- in cyberspace

October 5th, 2008 A woman watches a video-taped message from Barack Obama

If the US presidential election was being held in cyberspace, Barack Obama would win in a landslide. The Democratic candidate has raised tens of millions of dollars more than Republican John McCain online and proven much more savvy overall at harnessing the power of the Internet, according to political and Web analysts.

If the US presidential election was being held in cyberspace, Barack Obama would win in a landslide. The Democratic candidate has raised tens of millions of dollars more than Republican John McCain online and proven much more savvy overall at harnessing the power of the Internet, according to political and Web analysts.



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  • SMMAssociates - Oct 06, 2008
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    For the most part, IMHO, McCain supporters are not the computer-savvy Liberals that support Obama....

    They will vote their conscience, not Oprah's....

  • thinking - Oct 06, 2008
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    Could be all the computer experts and money launder's and support flowing in from China, Russia?
  • Modernmystic - Oct 06, 2008
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    Well this article might be useful if the election were held in cyber space, but since it isn't going to be.....
  • Rick69 - Oct 06, 2008
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    As cyberspace is worldwide and as most countries of the world embrace socialism much more than does the US, these results are not surprising. The world realizes that Obama will lead the US into a new socialistic era which will be more like their governments. Then, we will no longer enjoy many of the economic advantages over them which we do today. Our costs, due to the adoption of "free" universal healthcare and other expanded socialist causes, will increase dramatically as will our level of unemployment to match that of most European countries. For better or worse, we will be more like Europe and less like the way we are now.
  • itistoday - Oct 06, 2008
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    Hah! Take that article! See all the anti-Obama comments above? And this is "CYBERSPACE"! Yippee!

    That said, I'm voting for Obama, not because I know how to use a computer, but because I think Obama would be a much better President than McCain.
  • freethinking - Oct 06, 2008
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    itistoday must be a member of the obama youth movement http://www.youtub...Qz5dltmI

    heil obama
    Hitler knew how to use the new media.... both in the 30's and in 2008
  • itistoday - Oct 06, 2008
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    Comparing Obama to Hitler? Smart ya are!
  • thinking - Oct 06, 2008
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    not seeing the similarity dumb ya are. Those that don't learn from history are doomed to repeat it.
  • lengould100 - Oct 09, 2008
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    those who think Obama and Hitler have/had anything in common are doomed to be laughed off the internet. ;
  • Velanarris - Oct 09, 2008
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    those who think Obama and Hitler have/had anything in common are doomed to be laughed off the internet. ;


    Yeah Hitler was against socialism.

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