@Sara: I agree. I was just surprised at how low the numbers were, considering how much the campaign relied on technology to contact people. Perhaps, as Auntie says, people are less interested in the day-to-day happenings than in the larger picture. Regardless, I am happy that the Administration is using multiple communication channels up and down the tech spectrum, to let people chose how they want to receive their information.

From the past 8 years, I believe there is quite a bit of remaining apathy. Not to mention, many of those who are still avidly paying attention happen to be of an older generation such as my father & his friends (they ALL know what’s going on politically & with the government). Sadly, for the most part, they have no interest in using a computer to keep up with what’s going on, they still read the newspaper from cover to cover and listen & watch the news.