With me today on the show is Ben Katz, President, CompleteCampaigns.com to talk about trends in online fundraising, how candidates are using email and web video to weave a compelling story, and how these techniques are being applied by candidates in state and local races.

The show will begin with Mike Smith, President, CEO, ConnectCallUSA.com to continue on the theme from last week about auto-calls and their effectiveness for candidates and advocates.

In the second half of the show I will be joined by David Almacy, Vice President, Digital Strategies, Waggener Edstrom Worldwide. David was responsible for the official White House web site and we will be talking about how the expectations of voters have changed the way candidates and elected officials communicate.

The show today will begin with Shaun Dakin, CEO and Founder of StopPoliticalCalls.org by Citizens for Civil Discourse. We will be talking about robo calling and various innovations in telecommunications for voter contact.

In the second half of the show I will be joined by Glenn Kessler, CEO, HCD Research, to talk about his recent surveys of voter reaction to the newest Obama Girl video and other political ads by and for all of the presidential candidates.

The show today will feature Brian Reich, author of Media Rules! Mastering Todayʼs Technology to Connect with and Keep Your Audience (John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2008). Brian is also Director of New Media for Cone Inc. a brand strategy and communications agency. We will be discussing Brianʼs new book written along with Dan Solomon, CEO of Virilion, about how these insights apply to both the political and consumer marketplace.

In the second half of the show we will be joined by Gary Glanz, CEO, Voter Vision, who will be talking about his interest in online content for political campaigns and his client, Barely Political of Obama girl fame.

The show will feature Lee Brenner, Executive Producer of Political Programming and Director of Impact/Public Affairs for myspace.com. We will be talking about the role of myspace.com in political campaigns and the general trends in voter generated content.

In the second half, I will be joined by Kevin OʼNeill, Managing Director, Grassroots Enterprise, to talk about how online social networks are changing the way campaigns manage their message. We will also be talking about the recent AAPC conference in Santa Monica and how the political consultants are changing their attitudes about the use of the Internet.

In the first half of the show, I will be joined by Carol Darr, researcher and thought-leader, to talk about the changes she has seen over the last few campaign cycles and who really is online.

In the second half of the show, Tony Winders, VP Marketing, ValueClick Media, will be discussing his impressions of the Politics Online Conference and the Best Practices for Political Advertising Online white paper that was released at the event. Tony and I were contributing authors to this document published by the GWU Institute for Politics, Democracy, & the Internet www.ipdi.org.

Guests today are Morra Aarons-Mele, blogger and Internet advisor who will be talking about blogher.com, the site she blogs for, and the impact social media tools are having on reaching women and getting them involved in the political process.

In the second half of the show, I will be joined by Jordan Glazier, CEO, Eventful, a San Diego based company that is shaking up the political process by encouraging people to demand that candidates come to their town.

Why do candidates and political strategists continue to fight the last war with yesterday's weapons? Dan Schnur, Republican strategist, will delve into how the campaign model has changed. Peter Greenberger, Elections and Issue Advocacy, Google will reflect on how search, online ads, and web video are changing the way candidates communicate with voters.

The show will feature Adam Chandler, Executive Director, US Sales, Yahoo! Hispanic Americas, to delve more deeply into what is known about Hispanic and Latino activity online.

In the second half of the show Marisa Abrajano, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of California San Diego will be talking about her insights into Hispanic and Latino voters and the role of race in politics in the US.

Michael Cornfield, VP for Research and Media Strategy at 720 Strategies, a DC public persuasion company, and Kate Kaye, reporter and editor for ClickZ News a daily trade publication covering the interactive advertising industry, talking about their newest essay Online Political Advertising: The Prehistoric Era Continues.

In the second half of the show we will be joined by John Marelius, political reporter for the San Diego Union-Tribune and Glenn Kessler, CEO, HCD Research discussing how ads and debates influenced California voters and what the voter turnout across the country indicates about who the candidate and issue messages reached.

Our show today will look at how funds are being raised and spent in political campaigns. Gordon Borrell, CEO, Borrell Associates, will be talking about his outlook, just released this morning, for 2008 political online spending. Jerome Armstrong, political strategist aligned with the Democrats and founder of http://mydd.com one of the first political blogs, will reflect on changes on the campaign trail since his work with the Dean campaign in 2004. Brian Williams, VP Marketing, Aristotle, will provide insights about how campaigns are targeting voters and raising money.

Francine Busby, political activist and former candidate for US Congress, reveals how candidates are reaching out to their constituents

Thad Kousser, Assistant Professor Political Science, University of California, San Diego, and Francine Busby, political activist and former candidate for US Congress on absentee voters, the impact of ballot initiatives, negative ads, and voter turnout.

Sam Popkin, Professor Political Science, University of California, San Diego, Michael Bassik, VP Internet, MSHC Partners, and Glenn Kessler, President, HCD Research jump into questions about how the campaign trail is changing.

Sam Popkin, Professor Political Science, University of California, San Diego, Glenn Kessler, President, HCD Research, and Patrick Ruffini, Internet Political strategist, blogger in a lively discussion about polls, candidate web sites and what candidates are missing about the Internet.

Cyrus Krohn, e-campaign director, Republic National Committee, on the role of the official Republican web presence and Ben Katz, CompleteCampaigns.com on the role of social networks.

Tony Winders, Director of Marketing, ValueClick Media reveals how targeting online is an emerging science, and Ben Katz, President, CompleteCampaigns.com talks about which voters are most likely to be found online.

How Romney is using the Internet to build relationships with voters.

Adam Bonin, Cozen O'Connor on bloggers and grassroots activities and Alana Moceri, genera on the use of the Internet in Spain.

Chris Jennewein, VP Internet Operations for The Union Tribune talks about signonradio.com and its goals and Tab Berg, TAB Communications, and what to expect from California voters in 2008.

Bill Hillsman, North Woods Advertising, and Tab Berg, TAB Communications probe what it means to be an Independent voter and how to find them online.

Dan Manatt, PoliticsTV.com and Glenn Kessler, President, HCD Research, and Robert Arena, Carton Donofrio talk about how video is being used in campaigns

Robert Arena, Carton Donofrio, Mark Walsh, CEO, Genius Rocket, and Glenn Kessler, President, HCD Research delve into how candidates can use the Internet to spend less money and win more votes.

John Marelius, political reporter, San Diego Union Tribune, and Ben Katz, president, CompleteCampaigns.com, define the new political landscape.

John Marelius, political reporter, San Diego Union Tribune, Ben Katz, president, CompleteCampaigns.com, and Glenn Kessler, President, HCD Research discuss the nature of candidate debates and how they are changing.