More than one-third of Americans using the Net to get election info

Dulles (VA) - According to a recent poll conducted by the Associated Press and America Online (AOL), 35% of all Americans are going online to become more informed about the upcoming election. When looking just at people who are likely to vote, according to the poll, that number is even higher, at 43%.

The results also showed that people take advantage of the Internet features that aren't available through more traditional outlets, when searching for and talking about election news. 24% of the polled audience have accessed a political blog to get more info, which tends to be much more biased than other news sources. Additionally, 10% spent time on message boards discussing the upcoming election.

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