Recently Washington Post did an interesting article on how Internet affected 2008 Presidential campaign and how it is going to continue changing the way politics is done.

Is this, in words of Al Gore, "the rebirth of our participatory democracy" ? Or will this mean more of empty populist politics (i.e. nice wrapping, but no substance) because politicians will be afraid to do anything? Will it mean more of whats-his-name "the dumb" plumber or less of such antics?

How do you perceive this change? How does it affect you personally?

How do you think this will affect future elections and every day politics?