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It's a move that promises to take the
rubber chicken out of political
fundraising and place it firmly into
cyberspace.
In what may be the first pay-per-view
political cybercast ever, Republican
presidential candidate John McCain
plans to spend an interactive hour
chatting with supporters online in
February in exchange for a US$100
campaign donation.
"It will be like an interactive newscast,"
said campaign webmaster Max Fose.
"While it's going on, people can email in
questions which [McCain] can answer.
There'll be graphics, video, and polls,"
he said. "It's taking the chat room to
the video level."
The event was designed to galvanize
the far-flung members of McCain's
Online Team -- an email list of some
55,000 supporters who signed up to
receive information about the campaign
–- and offer them some cyber time (as
opposed to face time) with the Arizona
Senator.
"A lot of people haven't had a chance
to talk to Senator McCain," Fose said.
"It'll do wonders for motivating the
team. And this is a way to
communicate with the team through
the Net."
Supporters who contribute $100 to the
campaign and register for the event will
receive a special password enabling
them to log on to the 10 February
cyber conference (9-10 p.m. EST).
While some might view the sale of
McCain's time online unfavorably, Fose
says the concept is exactly the same
as hosting a fundraising event –-
minus the bad food.
"It takes contributions from supporters
to run a campaign," Fose said.
"Between New Hampshire and South
Carolina, we're going to need as many
contributions as possible."
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