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Internet critical tool for political cash

By Subhash Rai · Published

This is probably a long shot for us in India but surely an indicator of things to come:

Retired naval officer Joe Sestak out-raised incumbent Republican Curt Weldon to seize a House seat in suburban Philadelphia — aided by nearly $900,000 in Internet contributions. "Netroots" activists helped propel Virginia's incoming Democratic Sen. Jim Webb in the early days of his race. And in 18 hours, the Internet-based political action committee MoveOn.org Political Action raised $500,000 online to buy airtime for advertising that targeted Republicans in four congressional races.

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Rai, S. (2006, December 18). Internet critical tool for political cash. IOJ. https://onlinejournalism.in/2006/12/18/internet-critical-tool-for-political-cash/

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Rai, Subhash. "Internet critical tool for political cash." IOJ, December 18, 2006. https://onlinejournalism.in/2006/12/18/internet-critical-tool-for-political-cash/.

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@online{internet-critical-tool-for-political-cash, author={Rai, Subhash}, title={Internet critical tool for political cash}, year={2006}, url={https://onlinejournalism.in/2006/12/18/internet-critical-tool-for-political-cash/}, organization={IOJ}}