With more than a million contributors and volunteers, if Obama makes it to the Oval Office, he could be the first "network president." That's how Joe Trippi on PBS NOW explains the Obama campaign's potential to turn their digitally linked contributors and volunteers into a massive political force to push through legislation on gridlocked issues like climate change.
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