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NetTrends ’08: The Online Race for the White House

Presidential Progress: Nettrends '08 We’re tracking how 2008 presidential candidates and their supporters are using the internet – but we need your help!

Take a look at the profiles we’ve created, explore what the candidates are doing online, and submit URLs you think we should include.

A Side-by-Side Comparison of the Candidates Online

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Candidate	Party	Website	Blog	YouTube	MySpace	Facebook	Flickr
Biden, Joe	D	X	X	X	X	X	X
Brownback, Sam	R	X	X
Clinton, Hillary	D	X	X	X
Dodd, Chris	D	X	X	X	X	X	X
Edwards, John	D	X	X	X	X	X	X
Gilmore, Jim	R	X
Giuliani, Rudy	R	X
Gravel, Mike	D	X	X
Huckabee, Mike	R	X	X
Hunter, Duncan	R	X
Kucinich, Dennis	D	X					X
McCain, John	R	X
Obama, Barack	D	X	X	X		X	X
Paul, Ron	R	X
Richardson, Bill	D	X	X	X	X	X	X
Romney, Mitt	R	X				X
Tancredo, Tom	R	X
Thompson, Tommy	R	X

Sen. Joe Biden (D-DE)

photo of Sen. Biden Official Campaign Resources
Campaign Website
Blog
YouTube
MySpace
Facebook
Flickr

Submit a link for Joe Biden

Sen. Sam Brownback (R-KS)

photo of Sen. Brownback Official Campaign Resources
Campaign Website
Blog

Netroots Resources
Students for Brownback
Students for Brownback on Facebook
Unofficial MySpace page
Unofficial Facebook group

Submit a link for Sam Brownback

Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY)

photo of Sen. Clinton Official Campaign Resources
Exploratory Website
Blog
YouTube
Plan an Event - allows supporters to organize offline events
Speak out on Iran - action campaign gathering thoughts on potential conflict with Iran

Netroots Resources
Unofficial MySpace page
Just Hillary - independent blog focused on Sen. Clinton
Vote Hillary - unofficial blog and networking site, includes Pets for Hillary

Submit a link for Hillary Clinton

Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT)

photo of Sen. Dodd Official Campaign Resources
Campaign Website
Blog
YouTube
MySpace
Facebook
Flickr
RSS

Submit a link for Chris Dodd

Former Sen. John Edwards (D-NC)

photo of Sen. Edwards Official Campaign Resources
Campaign Website
Blog
YouTube
MySpace
Facebook
Flickr
RSS
OneCorps - robust social networking site with focus on real-world community service projects
SMS — sign up for campaign updates on your mobile phone

Submit a link for John Edwards

Former Gov. Jim Gilmore (R-VA)

photo of Former Gov. Jim Gilmore Official Campaign Resources
Exploratory Website

Submit a link for Jim Gilmore

Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R-NY)

photo of Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani Official Campaign Resources
Exploratory Website
RSS

Netroots Resources
Rudy Roots - news and discussion site run by social conservatives who formerly ran SayNoToRudy.org

Submit a link for Rudy Giuliani

Former Sen. Mike Gravel (D-AK)

photo of Former Sen. Mike Gravel Official Campaign Resources
Campaign Website
Google Groups
Meetup
RSS

Submit a link for Mike Gravel

Former Gov. Mike Huckabee (R-AR)

photo of Former Gov. Mike Huckabee Official Campaign Resources
Exploratory Website
Blog
RSS

Netroots Resources
Unofficial Blog

Submit a link for Mike Huckabee

Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA)

photo of Rep. Duncan Hunter Official Campaign Resources
Campaign Website

Submit a link for Duncan Hunter

Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH)

photo of Rep. Kuchinich Official Campaign Resources
Campaign Website
Flickr
Frappr Map - displays location of supporters, volunteers, and staff

Netroots Resources
Unofficial YouTube group - supporter created video archive

Submit a link for Dennis Kucinich

Sen. John McCain (R-AZ)

photo of Sen. John McCain Official Campaign Resources
Exploratory Website
McCainSpace - online community of personal McCain websites

Submit a link for John McCain

Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL)

photo of Sen. Obama Official Campaign Resources
Campaign Website
Blog
YouTube
Facebook
Flickr
RSS
My Barack Obama - robust social networking site with personalized blogs, fundraising pages, and event organizing