Virtual Campaigns Online Campaigning by Candidates in the 2010 US Senate Election in Florida

Tyler Whitson

Date of Award

2011

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelors

Department

Social Sciences

First Advisor

Mink, Joseph

Keywords

Blogs, Politics, Internet

Area of Concentration

Political Science

Abstract

In the case of blogs, it was found that activists attempted to vet potential candidates throughout the election, although it was not clear whether these blogs were part of the political establishment or a genuine grassroots attempt to influence the nomination process. In the case of candidate Web sites, it was found that the desires of the candidates to control their respective messages and protect them from outside influence limited the ways that the sites were designed, specifically in regard to ties to outside sources and interactivity between users.

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