As more and more people – especially young people - get their news and watch television and video online, political campaigns and unaffiliated supporters are turning to tools like youtube to get their message out.  At Columbia University, the class “The American Presidency since 1898” hosted the creators of the “Obama Girl” youtube series to discuss the creation and reaction to their online videos, including the reaction of Obama Campaign, which found itself in uncharted territory upon the release and popularity of “Obama Girl.”  In Pennsylvania, currently ground zero for the Democratic Primary competition, students at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania created short youtube clips on the issues they cared about in the election.  C-SPAN partnered with youtube to collect the videos and is visiting eight campuses running up to next Tuesday’s Pennsylvania primary.

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