Ross Douthat writes in the New York Times (Jan, 18), “For decades, they had watched their Republican rivals exploit alternative media to raise money, organize voters and whip up outrage. But the Internet was going to be different,” it was “for the young, the hip, the multicultural, the liberal. Let the G.O.P. be the party of Fox News. The Democrats would be the party of Google, YouTube and Facebook,” and “during the 2008 campaign, that’s exactly what they were.” Adds Douhat, “A year later, some of the Democrats’ advantage is still there. But it’s been crumbling ever since Obama took office.”
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