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Sample page on Democratic Party of Ohio social networking web site
With millions of people connected through social networking web sites, it is time for a political MySpace to help Democrats find and organize with other neighborhood Democrats living on their Street, in their Precinct, in their City and in their County!!
It is easy to "Get Involved" in a political social network - You only have to enter your email address, precinct number and zip code information.
Once you are a member of a local political network you can search for and connect with other Democrats that live in your neighborhood.
As you begin to connect with other Democrats in your neighborhood you can join an existing or create new neighborhood action teams, coordinate with other neighborhood action teams and work together to help your County Democratic Party organization support our local and national Democratic Candidates.
Video - Social Networking To ReBuild the Democratic Party from the Grass/Net Roots
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Democrats have more successfully used social networking tools like YouTube, MySpace, Facebook, and Eventful sites than Republicans in the 2008 Presidential race. Democratic candidates have more subscribers on YouTube, more event requests on Eventful, and more friends on Facebook and MySpace.
Video - Joe Trippi on Politics, the Web and Democratic Social Networking
Video - Joe Trippi explains the impact of grass/net roots bottom up political organizing via the Web vs the "traditional" style of top down political organizing.
For example, as of late January, Barack Obama had almost double the number of MySpace supporters than the next closest Republican. Obama had over 202,000 supporters while Ron Paul had just over 102,000. Senator Clinton had over 152,000 supporters and John McCain, the second place Republican, had only 40,000.
Obama's views on community organization
Application of Internet and Email tools have allowed the Obama and Clinton campaigns to communicate with and organize their supporters state-by-state in ways never before imagined. More importantly, application of Internet and Email tools have allowed both the Obama and Clinton campaigns to raise record levels to contributions from their supporters.
Net roots political networking has become an extremely important method by which Democrats can find other Democrats in some parts of the United States.
Historically, the neighborhood church has been one of the most crucial venues for neighborhood social networking in the United States. In some regions of the U.S., Evangelical Conservative Republicans so dominate church function that Democrats are forced to keep silent their political affiliation and views. Likewise, the other mainstay of social networking for Democrats, the union hall, has dissolved into obscurity as America's industrial base has moved off-shore.
These changes in the American landscape over the past 25 years have prevented Democrats from identifying one another in their primary neighborhood social networking venues. Hence, Democrats have not been able to come together to claim their democratic right of free speech and assemblage to make heard their collective political voice.
Political networking via the Internet has allowed Democrats to reclaim the social networking high ground.
Political networking via Internet tools may also be the key to drawing young people into the Democratic Party. By late 2007 more than half (55%) of all online American youths ages 12-17 used online social networking sites, according to a national survey of teenagers conducted by the Pew Internet & American Life Project.
With millions of people connected through social networking web sites, it is time for a political MySpace to help Democrats find and organize with other neighborhood Democrats living on their Street, in their Precinct, in their City and in their County!!
It is easy to "Get Involved" in a political social network - You only have to enter your email address, precinct number and zip code information.
Once you are a member of a local political network you can search for and connect with other Democrats that live in your neighborhood.
As you begin to connect with other Democrats in your neighborhood you can join an existing or create new neighborhood action teams, coordinate with other neighborhood action teams and work together to help your County Democratic Party organization support our local and national Democratic Candidates.
Video - Social Networking To ReBuild the Democratic Party from the Grass/Net Roots
----------
Democrats have more successfully used social networking tools like YouTube, MySpace, Facebook, and Eventful sites than Republicans in the 2008 Presidential race. Democratic candidates have more subscribers on YouTube, more event requests on Eventful, and more friends on Facebook and MySpace.
Video - Joe Trippi on Politics, the Web and Democratic Social Networking
Video - Joe Trippi explains the impact of grass/net roots bottom up political organizing via the Web vs the "traditional" style of top down political organizing.
For example, as of late January, Barack Obama had almost double the number of MySpace supporters than the next closest Republican. Obama had over 202,000 supporters while Ron Paul had just over 102,000. Senator Clinton had over 152,000 supporters and John McCain, the second place Republican, had only 40,000.
Obama's views on community organization
Application of Internet and Email tools have allowed the Obama and Clinton campaigns to communicate with and organize their supporters state-by-state in ways never before imagined. More importantly, application of Internet and Email tools have allowed both the Obama and Clinton campaigns to raise record levels to contributions from their supporters.
Net roots political networking has become an extremely important method by which Democrats can find other Democrats in some parts of the United States.
Historically, the neighborhood church has been one of the most crucial venues for neighborhood social networking in the United States. In some regions of the U.S., Evangelical Conservative Republicans so dominate church function that Democrats are forced to keep silent their political affiliation and views. Likewise, the other mainstay of social networking for Democrats, the union hall, has dissolved into obscurity as America's industrial base has moved off-shore.
These changes in the American landscape over the past 25 years have prevented Democrats from identifying one another in their primary neighborhood social networking venues. Hence, Democrats have not been able to come together to claim their democratic right of free speech and assemblage to make heard their collective political voice.
Political networking via the Internet has allowed Democrats to reclaim the social networking high ground.
Political networking via Internet tools may also be the key to drawing young people into the Democratic Party. By late 2007 more than half (55%) of all online American youths ages 12-17 used online social networking sites, according to a national survey of teenagers conducted by the Pew Internet & American Life Project.
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