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Week of 12.14.07
Ron Paul and Internet Politics
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Video: Ron Paul and Internet Politics
At the intersection of the Internet and politics, presidential candidate Ron Paul’s supporters are rewriting the rules of political campaigns. NOW explores how the Texas congressman and his supporters are using the Internet to attract voters—and massive campaign contributions—from across the political spectrum. Supporters include anti-war progressives, anti-tax libertarians, civil libertarians, and even some white supremacists. The common theme is anger over where the country is heading.

“Ron Paul’s campaign is so extraordinary to many of us because even while it was getting massive online traffic, you’d be lucky to get a whisper of his campaign in a lot of media outlets,” said Zephyr Teachout, Howard Dean’s former online organizer and now a Duke University professor.

Video: Extended Interview with Ron Paul
That anonymity changed when, on November 5, Paul’s campaign raised a record-breaking $4.2 million—even though many of his followers have little political activism experience and were acting online without the help of Paul’s official campaign.

“I think the message should be the only thing that counts, but you can’t get the message out without the money,” Paul tells NOW.

Can viral energy and passion in the virtual world translate into real world votes?

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