Good morning everyone. I hope you are having a fantastic Monday. I just wanted to share this article that ran in The State today.
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- Wesley
Campaigns get interactive
Candidates rely on technology to reach out
This ain’t your momma’s gubernatorial campaign.
Seizing on ever-changing technology, South Carolina’s gubernatorial campaigns are unleashing a cloud of new interactive approaches to make you feel connected to their candidates and gain your vote.
Last week, state Sen. Vincent Sheheen, a Camden Democrat running for governor, unveiled the Sheheen Action Network, an interactive social component to his Web site.
Based on technology used by President Obama’s campaign, the network lets Sheheen supporters join or start their own groups, like Teachers for Sheheen and University of South Carolina Students for Sheheen, organize their own campaign events, write blog posts, and upload photos and videos from campaign events.
“No campaign that I’m aware of in South Carolina has done anything like this that’s so interactive,” said Laurin Manning, Sheheen’s new media director who did similar work for Obama’s presidential campaign.
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