Cell Only Voters
September 24, 2008
Some interesting research just released by Pew analyzes polling methods and the political preferences of people who only own cell-phones.
(hint: they tend to support the candidate who uses a blackberry on a regular basis and knows how to email).
The big question remains: can these so-called “Cell Onlys” be translated into votes on election day?
I have a somewhat smaller question which is how the cell phones themselves could be better used as get-out-the-vote tools?
In a putatively democratic country where people my age tend to vote in absolutely dismal numbers, this seems like an area that should have already attracted a lot of attention.
What projects are doing this well (or at least experimenting in similar areas)?

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