”It would be suicide for the Republican Party and conservatives to not aggressively embrace technology… The world is dramatically changing in the way people get their information and the way they communicate — the party needs to change with it.”

…Barack Obama’s presidential campaign appeared to revolutionize the way technology could be integrated into every facet of a campaign — from fundraising to media outreach to voter mobilization.

The result was a Democratic Party that outpaced its rival in nearly every measure — in the process revealing how detrimental the GOP’s apparent lack of tech fluency proved to be on Election Day.

The Republican Party is playing catch-up, hoping to compete with Democrats in the next two pivotal election cycles.

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http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/12/gop.technology/