A blog written by Manchester College students studying the 2008 presidential campaign.

Saturday, November 1, 2008

Candidates Webpages

After looking at both Obama's and McCain's websites there are a considerable amount of differences. Each tier includes similar ideas, but each tier is also presented different.

On the first tier is where I noticed the most difference. For McCain's homepage, there are biographical videos as well as as a form for anyone to sign-up to receive information on the McCain campaign. Also on the main page, there are links for you to click on to find out more on where he stands on health care and employment. On Obama's homepage, I noticed that he mainly has a form getting people to donate money and if they do they have a choice of receiving a free T-shirt as well as a chance to be next to Obama on election night.

For the second tier, there are many similar links such as issues, media, and news. What I did notice was that McCain seems to have a lot more information included than what Obama has making it seem a bit cluttered.

A marketing major myself, I feel that having a lot of information is good, but too much information can make a reader stop and not want to continue.

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