Senator Obama  surpassed an ‘old school’ campaign, changing and breaking the rules of the Washington game. He has taken a quantum leap from the stale websites of past politicians, going on to raise millions of dollars through small donations from millions of people and creating a network of diehard volunteers. 

While ensnared in one of the most cut-throat political campaign races in history, Sen. Obama’s online campaign helped to diminished the quantitative significance of the million mark; whether it was millions of supporters, millions of YouTube video views, or millions of online donations. Raking in over $265 million is as worthy of historical prose as being an African American with the name Barack Hussein Obama. 

Sen. Obama has lead the ultimate Web campaign, proving that a 21 century candidate must know how to utilize the Internet as a campaign tool in their arsenal; employing YouTube videos, social networking sites and online fundraisers to inform, educate, and call to action millions of citizens.  A 21 century candidate must realize that their actions and decisions, their choices about how to run our world, are going be streamlined on the Internet, ready to be scrutinized by people around the world tuning into politics online.

“This was the moment, this was the time when we came together to remake this great nation so that it may always reflect our very best selves and our highest ideals.” - Barack Obama's Victory Speech.