I went to see Obama speak when he came to my city for "a town hall meeting" and that was when I just got through my freshman year of high school; and I thought 'this guy is pretty good at speaking, and knows what to do to fix our country.' Then I now look back and realize, I really wasn't into the facebook/other social media like I am today so I was clueless to who else had good ideas, and b. if I recall, most candidates (at least the nominees) only focused on the town hall setting instead of the social media setting... unlike today.. Which one benefits the candidate? I would say both, in my opinion.
The really funny thing about the Ron Paul thing in '08, was the reaction of the media. They kept talking about how shrewdly RP had utilized the internet to build support. But the thing is, he was virtually ignorant of the whole thing right up until that first big money bomb (where we raised $4M in one day). After that, his campaign started actually attempting to coordinate with the grassroots people. But they never really caught up. Apart from a few boxes of yard signs, our meetup never got squat from the official campaign. It was all homegrown. That's why it's kind of nice to see him taking it more seriously. His supporters deserve a more organized effort.
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