In 1996, when home Internet access was slow and relatively novel for most Americans, award-winning journalist Graeme Browning released her prophetic book titled “Electronic Democracy: Using The Internet To Transform American Politics” The title speaks for itself, and her book became an indispensable resource for those who were spearheading the online revolution as it pertains to politics.
Hulu might well choose not to go forward with live, streaming TV for strategic reasons, but it's hard not to see tonight's experiment as a test run for the technology. Why else would Hulu even bother? The debates have been getting wall-to-wall coverage, they will be broadcast on over-the-air TV and cable, streamed from sites like CNN and MSNBC, and covered on the radio.