Internet technology uprooting campaign stump
By Joyce Howard Price
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
May 6, 2007

When a video from his 1994 bid for Senate unexpectedly resurfaced on YouTube with positions he had since repudiated, Mitt Romney used his Web site to explain the change.

Mailing lists and fliers have become part of the campaign stone age. Envelope-stuffers have given way to tech-savvy bloggers, and volunteers are just as likely to make their own candidate videos as they are to canvass neighborhoods for voters.

Welcome to the brave new world of campaigning, but don't get used to it. It can change at the click of a mouse, thanks to the ever-increasing use of online tools and other electronic gadgetry.

"More and more, people are getting their news from a variety of outlets, including the Internet," said Stacie Paxton, press secretary for the Democratic National Committee. "And whether it's YouTube, blogs or Web sites, the Internet is transforming the way we do politics. the rest