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To: George Coyne who wrote (332307)	12/21/2002 6:50:03 PM
From: calgal	Respond to of 769667

Posted 12/20/2002 11:49 AM Study: GOP candidates have bigger Web presence URL:http://www.usatoday.com/tech/webguide/internetlife/2002-12-20-republicans-online_x.htm PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (AP) — Not only did Republicans notch some big wins in the latest elections, but Republican gubernatorial candidates were more visible on the Internet than Democrats, according to a new study. Researchers at Plattsburgh State measured the Web visibility of candidates in 31 gubernatorial races just before the November elections, using four popular search engines. Internet visibility was measured by how many results came back after typing in each candidate's name. The study found that winners of the gubernatorial races tended to have higher online visibility than losers. Also, of the 20 winners who were number one in visibility, 15 were Republicans and five were Democrats. That would include George Pataki in New York and Mitt Romney in Massachusetts. Also, Republicans had twice as many candidates who ranked number one in visibility compared to Democrats, according to the study. Researcher Tim Clukey, a communications professor at Plattsburgh, said the study took into account not only official candidate sites, but the thousands of Web pages mentioning candidates found by search engines. That can include newspaper and magazine sites, as well as pages critical of candidates. "You get everything good or bad," Clukey said. "This doesn't give you a qualitative measure of what's available." Clukey offered no theories as to why Republicans have a greater Web presence. He had yet to do research on whether there was a link between Web presence and votes. "That we'd like to explore," he said. Copyright 2002 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.