People and Politics # Twittering, Blogging, Chatting - German Politicians Campaign Online # 24.07.2009

Obama made the most of the Internet during his election campaign, and now German politicians are following his example. They hope it will enable them to reach younger voters, but Internet experts say that most politicians are just not digitally savvy - and that their online presence is not convincing. Obama might have pulled off his "Yes, we can" message thanks to the Internet, but can German politicians do the same?