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Obama campaign publishes iPhone app

updated 01:30 pm EDT, Thu October 2, 2008

Obama iPhone app

The US presidential campaign for Barack Obama has taken the unusual step of publishing its own iPhone application. The Obama for America app sorts and prioritizes a user's phone contacts, organizing them according to which states the campaign sees as "battlegrounds" for the election; people from Colorado and Michigan, for example, are listed higher than those from Texas or California. The number of calls made through the app is reported back, but the campaign claims not to receive any personal information.

Other features of the app include Get Involved, which uses GPS to locate the nearest campaign office, and Local Events, which similarly displays upcoming pushes. A Media component links to photos and videos, though some YouTube clips are said to be producing errors. Finally, people can choose to access more general information through News and Issues menus, and check a ticker that counts down to the November 4th elections. The app is a free download.

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MyRightEye
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10/02, 01:43pm | report spam | (3 replies) close Reply |
I hope one of the options

I hope one of the status options is: Won't vote for a Socialist, nor a Fascist, voting Chuck Baldwin.

Because otherwise the app would not help me much.

MindBlade
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10/02, 01:59pm | report spam | close Reply |
Very important feature

Interactive features that graphically show how much your taxes will be increasing with each passing year of the Obama Administration.

ClevelandAdv
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10/02, 01:59pm | report spam | close Reply |
i-Boma App

Turns the iPhone into a weapon of class destruction. Everyone become a peasant.

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10/02, 02:08pm | report spam | (1 reply) close Reply |
So hip...

Wow, he is so hip, he should be President!

Does this app also show his 5, wait, I mean 4, no, 3, yes, 3 requirements for his support of the bailout?

Monstermind
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10/02, 02:13pm | report spam | close Reply |
F*ck Obama

See above.

iChick
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10/02, 02:32pm | report spam | close Reply |
Morons

They think America is really stupid. He is not qualified to be President. There is no Fortune 500 company that would hire him to be CEO, as he has NO experience. Why would he be hired as CEO and Commander in Chief of this country?

Go away Obama.

bloggerblog
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10/02, 02:33pm | report spam | (2 replies) close Reply |
It has come to this

We are expected to choose between two crappy candidates, thanks to blocking 3rd party debates.

I would've voted for Ron Paul if he was not shunned and forced out of the Republican debates, but sadly the best running candidate is Ralph Nader. Yes, it has come to this, I'm voting NaderGonzales.

64stang06
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10/02, 02:40pm | report spam | close Reply |
Not bad

It's nice to see candidates embracing technology, regardless of who it is.

reciprocity
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10/02, 02:43pm | report spam | close Reply |
Great Idea

What a creative idea (and a genuinely useful promotional tool for Obama supporters). They should have offered both a free and a paid version with the same features to make it easier for people to donate money to their campaign.

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10/02, 02:44pm | report spam | (1 reply) close Reply |
It's for the children!

Would that be all "57" US states he referred to?

When an opponent declares, "I will not come over to your side," I calmly say, "Your child belongs to us already... What are you? You will pass on. Your descendants, however, now stand in the new camp. In a short time they will know nothing else but this new community."
Adolf Hitler

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It's for the children!

Would that be all "57" US states he referred to?

When an opponent declares, "I will not come over to your side," I calmly say, "Your child belongs to us already... What are you? You will pass on. Your descendants, however, now stand in the new camp. In a short time they will know nothing else but this new community."
Adolf Hitler

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10/02, 02:50pm | report spam | close Reply |
stop the hate

seriously people. this isn't about supporting the guy or not, this is a technology article about how the campaign is leveraging the same thing businesses are to push their success.

regardless of who you support or how you feel about it, this is a major milestone along the road of closer interaction between campaigns and individuals, just like phone banking and online fundraising, and that's pretty freakin' awesome.

climacs
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10/02, 02:54pm | report spam | (1 reply) close Reply |
meanwhile

the McCain campaign has released an application designed for telegraphs, consisting of a red crayon and a piece of paper.

climacs
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10/02, 02:58pm | report spam | close Reply |
f*** McCain

how f****** stupid do you have to be, after 8 years of Bush/Cheney, to support four more years of the same old s***?

How can you not be completely embarrassed by that f****** Bible-thumping know-nothing Sarah Palin?

how can anyone with the intelligence sufficient to turn on a computer, not be appalled by McCain's constant flip-flopping and his bizarre stunts like the so-called 'campaign suspension'? Or his well-known temper issues? Do you really want someone who is prone to fly off the handle and commit himself to bizarre, impetuous stunts to have his finger on the button???

Seriously, if you are not filthy rich or a Bible-thumping Xian Taliban nutjob, what do you see in McCain? Good god, that GOP kool-aid has got to be some pretty strong stuff.

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10/02, 03:03pm | report spam | close Reply |
Blackberry

McCain is waiting to launch his application on the Blackberry.

Eccent
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10/02, 03:03pm | report spam | close Reply |
Meanwhile....

The number of new Macnn registrants increases three-fold as we see political flame wars.

I think viewing should default to Show by Date (0 or higher)

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10/02, 03:12pm | report spam | close Reply |
climacs

"how f****** stupid do you have to be, after 8 years of Bush/Cheney, to support four more years of the same old s***?"

you answered your own question. they have to be f****** stupid, not just the regular kind.

read their posts. there's not a thought among them. they're like cattle being led to the slaughter. this way? duh, okey dokey.

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10/02, 03:13pm | report spam | (1 reply) close Reply |
I installed this App...

And all I get is a "Change" button... but nothing changes.

Guest
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10/02, 03:20pm | report spam | close Reply |
Excellent App

Finally we are getting out the dark ages that the republicans have kept us in for the pas 8 years.

Guest
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10/02, 03:20pm | report spam | (1 reply) close Reply |
Excellent App

Finally we are getting out the dark ages that the republicans have kept us in for the pas 8 years.

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10/02, 03:23pm | report spam | close Reply |
Works for McCain Too

Just use the app to call your friends to not vote for Obama

bsnoel
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10/02, 03:26pm | report spam | close Reply |
climacs

The President is:
-Commander-in-chief of the armed forces.

-Signs / vetoes bills passed by Congress.

- Appoints cabinet members, federal judges and ambassadors.

_ Creates treaties.

The US Congress creates laws (Bills).

IF you are expecting real change, then perhaps you might want to think about changing the branch of government that is responsible for creating the bills in the first place? The President signs bills into law after they are created and approved by congress.

Of course on the other hand, it is easier to just blame everything on the President.

bhuot
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10/02, 03:40pm | report spam | close Reply |
not true liberal

I wish Obama was Socialist, then he might actually have some liberal positions. For now, I am voting none of the 2 corporate/conservative parties. I would be happy with almost any other candidate as long as they are not Republican or Democrat.

bhuot
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10/02, 03:43pm | report spam | close Reply |
real change

"IF you are expecting real change, then perhaps you might want to think about changing the branch of government that is responsible for creating the bills in the first place? The President signs bills into law after they are created and approved by congress.

Of course on the other hand, it is easier to just blame everything on the President."

In order for change to happen, we need the same party as both the president and the majority party in congress. You can't pass bills in congress when the president vetoes all your bills.

bhuot
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10/02, 03:46pm | report spam | close Reply |
not Bible thumbing

"Seriously, if you are not filthy rich or a Bible-thumping Xian Taliban nutjob, what do you see in McCain? Good god, that GOP kool-aid has got to be some pretty strong stuff."

Talk about ignorance, I would almost guarantee the Taliban reads the Koran, not the Bible. And just because you believe in the Bible, does not mean you are conservative (stupid). Some of the greatest philosophers were Christians.

bsnoel
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10/02, 03:58pm | report spam | (1 reply) close Reply |
bhuot

"In order for change to happen, we need the same party as both the president and the majority party in congress. You can't pass bills in congress when the president vetoes all your bills."

Really, According to the us Senate's own web page since 2006, there has been a whopping 12 Presidential vetoes. Twelve vetoes is hardly "all your bills".

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10/02, 04:17pm | report spam | (1 reply) close Reply |
LOL

Oh you poor Americans. Sadly you all did it to yourselves. The US will always be screwed up as long as its a two party system with both parties being more similar then different. The world is watching Obama, go Obama.

I wonder how this app would work on a phone outside of the US, I have a few American contacts on my phone. I wonder :)

bjojade
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10/02, 04:20pm | report spam | (1 reply) close Reply |
Change

And all I get is a "Change" button... but nothing changes.

O.K, that's the funniest political post I've ever read. Doesn't matter WHO you vote for, that's gotta make you laugh. I'm thinking I should write that app and put it up for sale. Think Apple will allow it?

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10/02, 04:24pm | report spam | close Reply |
Bugs Bunny...

I voting for Bugs Bunny! He can dodge bullets, give a joke and take a joke. Not very good with directions but is well travelled! Vote Bug Bunny for President! Who would your vote be for if you could chose anyone?

Da Cajun
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10/02, 04:44pm | report spam | (2 replies) close Reply |
Obama App on Iphone

If that app was downloaded on my Iphone, it would be the sold reason for my stomping the damned phone to pieces. It makes me laugh thinking that the Obama loons can even spell technology.

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10/02, 04:48pm | report spam | (1 reply) close Reply |
No Solicitating!!!

I better not get any calls from anyone wanting me to vote for Obama or Mccain... Who i vote for is my business and no idiot is calling me to try and persuade me one way or the other....

Big E
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10/02, 05:52pm | report spam | close Reply |
Sheeple

I can see the headlines now:

"Obama Drinks Milk; GOP Renames it 'Satanjuice'"

The man couldn't f*** in his own bathroom without someone claiming they've never farted and would move to Canada if someone who had ever farted became President.

climacs
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10/02, 06:23pm | report spam | close Reply |
Palin

Matt Taibbi says it best

The truly disgusting thing about Sarah Palin isn't that she's totally unqualified, or a religious zealot, or married to a secessionist, or unable to educate her own daughter about s**, or a fake conservative who raised taxes and horked up earmark millions every chance she got. No, the most disgusting thing about her is what she says about us: that you can ram us in the a** for eight solid years, and we'll not only thank you for your trouble, we'll sign you up for eight more years, if only you promise to stroke us in the right spot for a few hours around election time.

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Wonderful

I feel like I'm in Germany in the late 1930's. I keep hearing the Obama Youth tune, I tune to channel 73 on Dish Network and watch the Obama Channel 24/7. We need Obama logos on everything and now what treat to have an iPhone app too. Obama's gonna lead them.

bhuot
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republican IQs

You know the only way Republicans get elected is to admit how ignorant they are and then try to pass it off as being one of the people. Well, not everyone wants a moron to be president. Look what happened the last 8 years.

MacRise
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10/02, 07:31pm | report spam | (1 reply) close Reply |
Boooooo

There is no difference between the two parties, Nobama=Socialism McSame=Fascism

Stop voting for globalist puppets!

Write in Ron Paul or vote third party!

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MacNN

Please delete this thread! It's embarrassing!

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MacNN

Please delete this thread! It's embarrassing!

chas_m
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10/02, 11:14pm | report spam | close Reply |
Voting Obama ...

... just to make you a******* cry.

Nov. 5th will be a delight. Go read an electoral map (unless you're Sarah Palin and can't grasp such things) and weep.

rytc
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SPAM

Jeez that's like 8 posts from 8 new accounts - isn't there a way to stop people wasting our time with rubbish politically motivated posts.

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competence

I vote based on intelligence, temperament, pragmatism, and competence. Obama has these by the bucket full. His intelligence is beyond question, he's calm and sensible, and the way he has run his campaign is solid evidence of judgment and competence.

This iPhone app is a very small thing, but it is a sign of a well-run, smart, modern campaign.

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Huh?

What's with all the hyper-partisan c*** in the comments. It's nice to see a candidate embracing technology. Yay.

Now can we stop calling him Socialist? If you think Obama is socialist, you've clearly got no idea what a socialist actually is (and yes, it IS a bad thing).

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What truly scares me...

about this election is the 'hatred'. The "us vs them" stuff. Hey, the last time I checked, we're all in the same boat. And that boat is steered by corporations with tons of lobbying power.

If you think anything in the USA is going to change after this election, you are truly naive.

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Brilliant

That's a pretty slick application of technology. Nice to see a campaign take an innovative approach to something.

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