Not exact matches
Structural
constraints in the telecom industry still limit the use
of cell phones as a mass communications tool in U.S. politics, but individual Obama supporters and organizers
of course used
text messaging, video and voice calls extensively in their own personal outreach.
As for staying in touch with supporters via
text messages, most CRMs can collect cell numbers but so far relatively few campaigns in this country have put them to use, in part because
of constraints built into the U.S. telecom system.