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Presidential primaries, Version 2008
ABC partners with Facebook to take primary elections to new levels with real-time poll results, feedback capabilities, new integration
Aleks Cherednichenko
Issue date: 1/8/08 Section: News
First it was YouTube, and now Facebook has tried its hand at taking part in the presidential political debates. On Jan. 5, ABC News and Facebook partnered up for the 2008 New Hampshire Debates.
Republican and Democratic presidential candidates had the opportunity to discuss key issues and present their views for the New Hampshire voters.
Voter opinion and poll results were posted via Facebook in real time, giving voters the opportunity to voice their opinions on candidates and issues in real time.
Facebookers had the opportunity to answer poll questions posted by ABC News, join debate groups, post videos and see how many people on Facebook and ABC support each candidate.
The New Hampshire primary and the Iowa caucus results, as many political analysts believe, are good indicators of Democratic and Republican frontrunners.
The 1972 elections are the only time in U.S. history that a presidential candidate, Maine Sen. Ed Muskie (D), won Iowa and New Hampshire without becoming his party's nominee for the presidential bid.
The partnership between Facebook and ABC News gave more than 56 million active members the opportunity to educate themselves about and debate the issues critical in the upcoming election, according to the official story on ABCnews.com.
The level of involvement of the average citizen in the process of this presidential rate has surpassed any previous race in history.
Partnerships such as those between CNN and YouTube have given citizens the opportunity to interact with presidential candidates directly, a trend which ABC analysts believe has redefined the presidential race.
The Iowa caucus results have proven that voters, at least Iowans, want to make sure that candidates address the issues which trouble this nation, and refuse to accept "bumper-sticker answers," according to Time magazine.
New Hampshire will hold its caucus today, having started at midnight in Dixville Notch, which has only 16 eligible voters, according to the ABC News website.
Republican and Democratic presidential candidates had the opportunity to discuss key issues and present their views for the New Hampshire voters.
Voter opinion and poll results were posted via Facebook in real time, giving voters the opportunity to voice their opinions on candidates and issues in real time.
Facebookers had the opportunity to answer poll questions posted by ABC News, join debate groups, post videos and see how many people on Facebook and ABC support each candidate.
The New Hampshire primary and the Iowa caucus results, as many political analysts believe, are good indicators of Democratic and Republican frontrunners.
The 1972 elections are the only time in U.S. history that a presidential candidate, Maine Sen. Ed Muskie (D), won Iowa and New Hampshire without becoming his party's nominee for the presidential bid.
The partnership between Facebook and ABC News gave more than 56 million active members the opportunity to educate themselves about and debate the issues critical in the upcoming election, according to the official story on ABCnews.com.
The level of involvement of the average citizen in the process of this presidential rate has surpassed any previous race in history.
Partnerships such as those between CNN and YouTube have given citizens the opportunity to interact with presidential candidates directly, a trend which ABC analysts believe has redefined the presidential race.
The Iowa caucus results have proven that voters, at least Iowans, want to make sure that candidates address the issues which trouble this nation, and refuse to accept "bumper-sticker answers," according to Time magazine.
New Hampshire will hold its caucus today, having started at midnight in Dixville Notch, which has only 16 eligible voters, according to the ABC News website.
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