Category Archives: 2004 Election George W. Bush vs. John Kerry

Different ways the 2004 presidential campaigns used the internet to connect with voters.

2004 Election: Words to Win the Vote

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Caroline Albanese

As the candidates used their campaign sites to to connect with possible voters, the words used on their sites became incredibly important. John Kerry Campaign site: George W. Bush campaign site: By data mining both Bush and  Kerry’s campaign sites, it is easy … Continue reading →

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2004 Election: Candidates Got Mail

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Caroline Albanese

As the internet community was still in its infancy in 2004, the best connector between candidates and voters was the email mailing list. According to Samuel J. Best and Brian S. Krueger in their article “Analyzing the Representativeness of Internet Political Participation,” … Continue reading →

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2004 Election: When Kerry blogged Dean

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Caroline Albanese

In 2003, John Kerry announced that he would run for president of the United States and entered the democratic primaries, beating out contenders such as North Carolina Senator John Edwards, and former Vermont Governor Howard Dean. The campaign internet reach, … Continue reading →

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2004 Election: Kerry v. Bush Shots Heard Around the Web

Posted on December 1, 2012 by Caroline Albanese

Timeline: Election 2004 Around the Web February 13, 2004 – New York Times reports of Republicans attacking John Kerry in Video and E-Mail. “Mr. Bush’s campaign posted on its Web site an advertisement-style video juxtaposing Mr. Kerry’s promises to stanch the … Continue reading →

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2004 Election: Where in social media are they now?

Posted on November 24, 2012 by Caroline Albanese

Currently, the White House’s website under George W. Bush is “frozen in time,” and is used for historical archive use only. Links are not responsive, but the main page is forever the photo of the Bushes, leaving the White House, … Continue reading →

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2004 Election: The beginning of the social connection

Posted on November 24, 2012 by Caroline Albanese

Over a decade ago, the Internet was considered “new” media and many political candidates steered away from the platform as its nuance.  Currently, American society now turns to Facebook, Twitter, and other blog sites as sources of information. In the United States during … Continue reading →

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