Best Methods for Political Candidates to Get Voter Attention (May, 2008) | |
Medium |
% of Respondents |
TV or cable ads |
63% |
Debates |
57 |
Official website |
51 |
Word-of-mouth |
39 |
Direct mail |
31 |
Newspaper ads |
29 |
Radio ads |
26 |
Online ads |
25 |
E-mail from candidate or celeb |
22 |
Webcasts |
29 |
Yard sign & billboards |
20 |
Independent blogs |
16 |
Social networking sites |
15 |
Viral video |
14 |
Phone |
9 |
Text |
5 |
Source: E-Voter Institute, August 2008 |