Why Democrats Rule the Web

But those networks are four years old, and McCain has yet to excite the same level of grass-roots activity that Democrats are exhibiting. Catching up won't be easy. Tom and Mary Bashore, for instance, estimate that they spend as many as 25 hours a week volunteering for Obama. "It's amazing to be part of it," Tom says of the coming primary in Pennsylvania. "We're setting aside all of next Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday for the campaign. They've got a lot planned for us."