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The candidate who is using the internet the most in running for president is former Vermont Governor Howard Dean.  He has amazingly leapt to the head of the pack of Democratic contenders, almost entirely on the strength of his internet-based campaign.  He has raised far more campaign contributions than his Democratic competitors through the internet.
 
The candidate who is using the internet the most in running for president is former Vermont Governor Howard Dean.  He has amazingly leapt to the head of the pack of Democratic contenders, almost entirely on the strength of his internet-based campaign.  He has raised far more campaign contributions than his Democratic competitors through the internet.
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== Political Parties ==
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Our Founders opposed political parties, feeling that they interfered with the proper operation of government.  Congressmen should vote their consciences, not take orders from political bosses.  Just as gangs in schools are undesirable, gangs in politics (political parties) were considered detrimental also.
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Alexander Hamilton had to start a political party in the first Administration of President George Washington, in order to obtain passage of their economic program in Congress.  Party organization seemed to be necessary to bring order to the chaos of many congressmen, senators, and other officials.  If everyone thought for himself, then how can anything be accomplished?
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Today, political parties are an antidote to the media, a check and balance against the power of the media.  The media wanted John McCain to be the Republican nominee for president in 2000.  But the Republican Party favored George W. Bush.  Guess who won?  The political party won.
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Only rarely does a candidate win election when he is not favored by his own political party.  Arnold Schwarzenegger took advantage of the recall system in California to bypass any party nomination process and win the governorship of California in his first run.  The former Republican Party chairman had never even met him.  Schwarzenegger simply listed his name with over 100 others, and put “Republican” next to it.  That’s not how the system usually works.
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Instead, candidates can typically become serious contenders for high public office only after winning the endorsement of a major political party, Democratic or Republican.  Only very rarely does a third-party candidate, such as former Governor Jesse Ventura of Minnesota, win high office.
      
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