For each type of candidate, attentive voters are more likely to show interest in finding information on the web. These may well be the types of voters who were energized by Jesse Ventura s gubernatorial campaign in Minnesota in 1998. These voters may turn to the Internet to get information about candidates they are not learning about through other media. Three-quarters of people find the information about candidates and campaigns on the Internet to be accurate. Two-thirds trust the information they find about candidates and campaigns.
Attentive voters are more likely to find the information to be accurate and trustworthy.
The online public thinks information about candidates and campaigns is accurate and trustworthy. The online public wants more information on the Internet about candidates issues positions and voting records. They want to use the Internet to get information to solve community problems such as street repairs and to get more information about government programs. They are also interested in information about registration procedures, candidate biographies, and ballot initiatives. They are less interested in information about campaign contributors, campaign events, opinion polls, and issue group positions on the issues.