Inane rivalries are the stuff of psycho-drama, and perfect for the academy. So, you're on, Philip. I'll even have $1CAN after the AoIR conference, although I won't need it, as I'll win this bet. I would be positively shocked (and secretly thrilled) if you could find that Internet adopters become either more politically sophisticated or more left-leaning. But, if people aren't interested in politics in the first place, how will their Internet use somehow get them interested? Off to paint one final room, ignoring Philip's color suggestion. I was thinking midnight blue. . . Buyers will like that, right? ~JSG Who is sick of scraping cream-colored paint off her elbows and out of her hair . . . .
-----Original Message----- From: air-l-admin@aoir.org [mailto:air-l-admin@aoir.org] On Behalf Of Philip N. Howard Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 10:12 AM To: air-l@aoir.org Subject: [Air-l] 1$CAN on sophisticates and lefties over candidates
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Maybe an important part of becoming a sub/discipline is having inane bets and rivalries. So I'll bet Jen 1$Canadian that I can show that Americans are more politically sophisticated after making the Internet one of their regular media tools OR that the Americans are slightly more left-leaning after making the Internet one of their regular media tools BEFORE she finds a national political leader for whom their campaign internet strategy was the sufficient condition for winning. In other words, I'll either find more people engaged in politics, their political sophistication higher, or their political norms more lefty because of the Internet before she can find a candidate who wins office because of the internet.
This may take years, but I'll wager another 1$CAN that I collect from JSG before she makes Emeritus.
Open to friendly amendments. Phil Philip N. Howard Assistant Professor Department of Communication University of Washington
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