"Mehlman & Trippi on 2004 election"

The above is an interesting C-SPAN bit about the Internet and politics. I suggest you watch it if you have RealOne Player. The most compelling idea from the piece has to do with people "hijacking" campaigns by using the Internet to self-organize. This could be a good incentive to compel participation in non-swing states where people in, say, Texas would organize to lobby voters in Florida. Though, I have no idea how exactly that will develop, but it is much more feasible with the Internet around.

An interesting statistic, the Republican party raises more money in $100 and under donations. In fact, the Republican party raises more money in every category ($100 and under; $3,000 and under; $1,000,000 and under) except $1,000,000 and over. Naturally, the Dean Campaign changed that dynamic. So, while one may consider the Democratic Party to be for the people, it seems to be for the people who can't and/or won't give as much money as average Republican. (Or the Democratic Party is for those people and organizations who can give $1,000,000 and more.) Either way, most interesting is the $100 and under category.