August 18, 2006
YouTube Crucial to Campaigns
As the midterm election campaign season it heating up YouTube has become critical to many political campaigns.
This week, the site made one of its most crucial political broadcasts with a video of Sen. George Allen referring to an opponent's volunteer, who is of Indian descent, as a "macaca" during a campaign event in Virginia.
A macaca is a Southeast Asian monkey. The Wikipedia entry on macaca has already been updated to include the controversy and that video has been one of the most-viewed clips on YouTube, with more than 70,000 viewings.
But Allen isn’t the only over-clicked politician on YouTube.
A search for Ned Lamont, King of the NetRoots, produces more than 200 videos -- some of which are official campaign ads and others are homemade hit jobs.
One of the most popular clips about the Lieberman-Lamont race is titled "Dear Joe: A GOP Love Letter." It has been viewed more than 32,000 times since it was posted Aug. 1. The clip features dozens of conservatives such as Bill O'Reilly of Fox News and religious broadcaster the Rev. Pat Robertson praising Mr. Lieberman--not exactly an endorsement from the Democratic primary.
As the midterm election near keep an eye on YouTube it may make or break more than one election this fall.
Related Videos:
Dear Joe , A GOP Love Letter
Senator Allen’s Listening Tour
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YouTube: The New Campaign Tool
Allen’s Gaffe Shows Politics to be Internet Feeding Ground
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