The use of the Internet and communication networks is allowing a better-informed voting population. It is also directly impacting the democratic process by influencing participation in the political means such as during election times. New media is nowadays a very important source of information for the majority of the electorate. While television remains the main source of election information, the Internet is gaining popularity for more than a third of voters during presidential campaigns and a quarter of voters during midterm elections .
New media influence on the mobilization of a more active electorate is perhaps its more important feature. Voters use media to participate more actively on the election process, as we have seen in the
New media influence on the mobilization of a more active electorate is perhaps its more important feature. Voters use media to participate more actively on the election process, as we have seen in the