I am really pleased to have contributed to the Obama campaign some time ago because my donation put me on "his" email list..and I am still getting emails like this one today which I post here for my students - and I have no idea if they will even want to click on it and watch his message - but one thing is sure: this type of virtual proximity with the public will have an influence on how our German upcoming federal elections - the next one in September 2009 will unfold...the candidates will certainly want to make extensive use of the Internet and of the existing email possibilities - unless they don't..and maybe we will have to wait the usual three to five years before the American ideas get implemented over here
