A year after Obama's historic election during which he utilized social media to build his support, candidates across the country - and throughout the Chicago suburbs - are following suit. Candidates running for federal, state and even county offices are campaigning via Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and e-mail.
If you don't have a Web site, people assume you aren't credible, according to Kent Redfield, political science professor emeritus at UIS.
Redfield's comments were featured in a January 2, 2010, article in the Chicago Daily Herald.
Download a PDF of the article: 20100102-DailyHerald-socialmedia.pdf
