Much of the talk about political campaigns revolves around money. "Show me the money." "Money Talks." "Cha Ching." Politicians, especially those running for the highest position in the country - the presidency. Over the last 8 years or so, one form of media has played an unprecedented role in this fundraising - the internet. It's no surprise that candidates have their own blogs, e-newsletters, and even YouTube accounts. With much of the X, Y, or whatever you want to call my generation (I'm 19 years old) wired and on the internet, politicians have successfully found a way to use the web to meet some of their fundraising needs. When going to any of the three presidential candidates' pages, a welcome screen will greet you with a sign asking if you'd like to donate to his or her campaign. They make it oh so easy.
With the prevalence of teens with credit cards or paypal accounts, money can be wired directly to the candidate's war chest in just a few short clicks. Unless one is donating large amounts of money (over $2000), all that is needed to donate is a name, address, employer, and of course a credit card! With this easy means of fundraising, candidates are able to pull in huge amounts of money and quickly in order to run the extremely large campaigns
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