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I actually believe that neither choice is appropriate, however I know that Democrats know where their target audience is.

Democrats generally target younger voters like college students that are idealistic, but not necessarily well informed. They know that some of the best places that people that vote Democrat go is places like news websites like CNN, New York Times, or even American Online (which is basically just CNN's headlines being repeated). These websites specialize in quick encapsulated articles meant to give the most information with the least number of words (and greatest number of ads!). This suits a party well that prefers to use buzzwords over actual facts.

Now, Republicans do their share of web campaigning, but they know that a majority of their voters are blue collar workers, farmers, or just people that would rather do other things than read. They prefer to use television, because it's easier to find programming that they can use on their target voters. Show an ad during a NASCAR race or wrestling event and you're bound to keep your voters where you want them. However, they do use Foxnews.com for the same reasons why the Democrats would use the above mentioned sites.

Personally, I prefer to get my information about coming elections from my favorite news site: The Onion (http:www.theonion.com). All of their news is completely bogus and satirical. I always know what to expect from them. However, somewhere among their lies I find truth.

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