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DNC08 - Is *this* the Year of the Internet?
Speaking: Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google, Inc and Rachel Maddow, host of “The Rachel Maddow Show” on Air America Radio
RM: For the last twelve years, the comments have been - this is the Year of the Internet. Well, is it this year?
ES: I am one of those people who have been saying that the outcome of the election on the margin would be from the Internet. And, in 2006, I think the first step happened. Remember the George Allen and the macaca moment which caused the switching that seat and turned the Senate which, in turn, turned the tide against the Bush Agenda.
The second step got started 2.5 years ago - prior to then, there was no way to be a legitimate challenger in the Presidential election and invading the media without coming in “sideways”. Obama with a small team and via various media channels has been able to become a “real” challenger.
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