The Times They Are A-Changin' -- Politics and the Internet.

From the AJC's Political Insider:

When Ralph Reed was at the Atlanta Press Club last week, he wandered onto the topic of American presidential politics and the Internet.

“2008 may be to the Internet what 1960 was to television. This could be our first true Internet election,” he said. “Whoever learns how to win campaigns with the Internet is going to dominate politics for the foreseeable future.”

By coincidence, the Pew Internet and American Life Project is out today with a new report on the Internet in the 2008 elections.

Among its findings:

Democrats were more adept at the social networking. Even Republicans admit that this is so.

But we’re talking more than Democratic enthusiasm for social networking. We’re talking Republican reluctance as well, particularly among religious conservatives who — when they think of the Internet — think of porn, gambling and other sinful activities.