Half of Americans Surveyed Lobbied for Their Candidate Using Social Networks

A survey backed by the Pew Internet and American Life project found that social networking takes second place only to face-to-face conversations as a way to communicate about the election.

A survey backed by the Pew Internet and American Life project found that social networking takes second place only to face-to-face conversations as a way to communicate about the election.

Surveying more than 1,000 Americans by phone, including both landlines and cell phones, the study found that 48 percent had been encouraged to vote for one of the major candidates in an in-person conversation, and 54 percent had endeavored to get a family member or friend to vote for their candidate in such a conversation.

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