5 Quotes by Matt Smyth

More often, it's people who already have some knowledge of the campaign and the candidate generally seeking out more information beyond what they're getting - whether it's on television, whether it's on radio, whether it's in print.

Rob Schilling has been successful in part because he doesn't approach people saying that he is a Republican who advocates every single facet of the Republican Party agenda without fail. He presents himself as a Republican who is also a single member of a five-member city council who can bring to the table certain ideas that maybe aren't represented elsewhere on the council.

Virginia, being a red state, has seen moderate candidates like Mark Warner - like Harris Miller sort of appears to be, in the early stages - see some success. James Webb is almost carrying that trend even further - as a former Republican administration official, as a person with a strong military background. It's something that has worked for Democrats so far - but he has to figure out a way to convince Democratic voters that he can be the one who gets the job done.

Raising money can be the toughest thing for a candidate to have to do, and it can be a factor that leads some people to decide not to get involved in politics.

The challenge to the Internet pioneers that are out there is getting the swing voters looking at the Internet - the people who aren't engaged in politics through the traditional mediums.