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Political Action Ads Emerge in May - Jun 20, 2008
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MoveOn.org and NOW PACs threw their hats into the online political ad ring in May, while the Democratic National Committee asked for party support.

Clinton Spent Far Less Online Than Obama - Jun 16, 2008
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Despite the disparity, both Democratic presidential hopefuls spent the bulk of their online ad budgets on Google.

Obama Spent Most of $3 Million This Year on Google - May 29, 2008
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UPDATE:The biggest recipient of the Democratic Presidential hopeful's online ad dollars from January through April was Google.

Obama's Web Ads May Have Driven Big North Carolina Win - May 21, 2008
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Obama barnstormed North Carolinians with Web ads in April, while McCain and Clinton ran relatively few display ads last month.

Obama Looks Ahead to Oregon Primary in E-mail Push - May 16, 2008
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While Clinton, McCain and Obama all push for donations in e-mails, the Obama's campaign also uses e-mail to get diehards to trek to Oregon and knock on doors.

Web Ads May Have Aided Obama's High January Fundraising - Feb 21, 2008
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Barack Obama's campaign placed more than 70 million display ads online in January, the majority of which drove supporters to help elect the candidate.

Presidential Site Traffic Spikes on Super Tuesday - Feb 8, 2008
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Steadfast conservatives were among the top audience segments of those visiting all of the five Democratic and Republican presidential frontrunners' sites in January.

Presidential Hopefuls Display Online Ad Maturity - Jan 22, 2008
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Ads run in December showed a greater willingness to experiment with innovative ad creative and messaging.

Web Grows as a Source for Political Info - Jan 18, 2008
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Close to one in four Americans head to the Internet regularly for presidential campaign news.

Top Democrats Strong in Site Traffic from Early Primary States - Dec 18, 2007
Government/Politics
People in early caucus and primary states were more likely to visit Web sites for Democratic hopefuls Hillary Clinton, John Edwards and Barack Obama than average Web users.