Aug 17
| Obama supporters | McCain supporters | |
| Have discovered friends’ political interests or affiliations | 34% | 24% |
| Have gotten campaign or candidate information | 27 | 16 |
| Have started or joined a political group | 14 | 6 |
| Have signed up as a friend of any of the candidates | 12 | 7 |
| Source: Pew Internet Project | ||