Last week I went on a family trip to the East Coast (admit it, you missed me). While catching up with family members I hadn’t seen in years, discussion inevitably turned to politics. And while opinions were all over the political spectrum, I was surprised to find out how many formed their opinions off information from the Internet. This isn’t all that surprising, considering a Pew poll claiming 46 percent of Americans have used the Internet, email or text messages to find information or voice their views on the presidential campaign. Also, 35 percent of Americans have watched online political videos. That’s three times more than during the 2004 race. While the internet provides a new wealth of information, take everything with a grain of salt. Check out ontheissues.org, glassbooth.org and votesmart.org for (relatively) unbiased info on political candidates, and always make sure to visit a lot of sources before making a decision.

--Cody