Obama's Phonebanking Tool

I just received one of the many emails from the Obama campaign, asking voters to help out. It is a very important day--Pennsylvania's primary. His email asks his supporters to use his online phonebanking tool to call voters in Pennsylvania. He says that "supporters like you have helped register hundreds of thousands of new voters in Pennsylvania". I think that it is amazing how much Obama has used the internet to his advantage. Also, I think that it is nice that now it's so easy for people to help participate and contribute to the candidate they support, whether through donations, calls, etc. This phone banking system seems like a great idea. Everyone who participates gets a list of twenty names, numbers, and a script of things you might want to say. I am sure that this is a huge advantage to Obama because rather than simply relying on those working in his campaign, he can use the thousands of supporters that are also helping him, and for free. He is not asking a lot to make a few calls, but combined together, it could actually affect the election results; so many people are able to participate, all thanks to the internet.