According to a new poll 45% of voters think the next president will get the tubes as much as they do; the internet also makes you smarter; Patrick Ruffini hustles to get the GOP nominee some funds in the aftermath of Super Tuesday; a fun interview with Craig Newmark; Karl Rove sends down tablets listing the new rules of politicking and and the still applicable old rules; the HuffPost's Fundrace now lets you map the political contributions of celebrities, friends, and neighbors; John McCain is one potential GOP nominee who actually understands tech policy; and Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton offer gracious notes to John and Elizabeth on their sites, with absolutely no ulterior motives.

Howard Dean vets launch a new user-generated advertising site; in a new video, James Kotecki looks at Rudy Giuliani's video work and resurrects the candidate-on-a-stick; health08.org makes it easy to compare the candidates' health care positions; the HuffPost's Fundrace now lets you search for campaign donations by company; and Barack Obama has raised almost $1.5 million in two days via a string of emails to supporters.