DeMint taps into power of Web
Posted on March 24th, 2008 by Wesley DonehueThe Post and Courier
Sunday, March 23, 2008
U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint is using the Internet more than ever — perhaps more than any other Senator — to mobilize voters across the country behind some of his biggest issues, such as eliminating earmarks and strengthening the border.
He knows his ability to twist arms under the Capitol dome is often limited, but if he can craft a suitable message and spread it all over the Web, then eventually bloggers, talk radio hosts and the mainstream media will get the word out in a way DeMint never could before.
DeMint said he fully understood the Web’s power last year, when the odds were stacked against him after President Bush and Congressional leaders announced their immigration compromise.