• In an early 2008 interview with Yahoo! News, presidential candidate John McCain said, "I am a [computer] illiterate that has to rely on my wife for all the assistance I can get."YouTube: Mac vs. PC: McOld prefers his abacus (Time: 0:26)

• 1. Interview with: Yahoo! News
  2. Interview released in early 2008
  3. Response to "Mac or PC?" question
  4. Interview by: Mike Allen

• Leveraging the Internet

  Barack Obama has been perceived as more skilled at leveraging the Internet than McCain. A former George W. Bush campaign manager says the Bush campaigns succeeded due to their use of the Internet, something the McCain campaign is failing to do.Online Media Daily: McCain Camp Downplays E-Factor In Face of Obama's Online Onslaught (June 24, 2008)

• Attempts to Manage Fallout

  McCain's e-campaign director Mark Soohoo said on June 23, 2008, "John McCain is aware of the Internet...You don't necessarily have to use a computer to understand how it shapes the country."The Caucus (New York Times): McCain and the Internets (June 24, 2008)

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