2008 confirmed growing Web role in US politics
(AFP)

Barack Obama (L) and John McCain smile during the third presidential debate in 2008. More than half of US adults used the Web to engage in the US presidential election and supporters of Obama were considerably more active online than those of McCain, according to a study released on Wednesday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Mario Tama)AFP - More than half of US adults used the Web to engage in the US presidential election and supporters of Barack Obama were considerably more active online than those of John McCain, according to a study released on Wednesday.