Although the only notice we've taken of World of Warcraft in relation to the U.S. presidential election was an unoffical
rally for Republican Ron Paul(left) in January, USA Today reports that WoW is a hotbed of presidential politics - especially on the Democratic side:
The primary race between Democrats Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama is so competitive, it has even barged into the online universe of the World of Warcraft game. Millions of players are supposed to be fighting dragons, raiding enemies and performing magical quests not discussing superdelegates.
USA Today quotes 36-year-old WoW devotee Sean Goldman:
Here we are, logging into a virtual world to escape the grip of the real world for a few hours, but this election has brought the real world closer to the virtual world...
Hillary and Obama have created quite the buzz with the race, and it's created a buzz everywhere. I'd say 99% of the
people talking about this (in the game) are the types who would usually stay away from talking politics because it wasn't cool. But now it's definitely roused a lot of people in World of Warcraft.
Article Source: www.gamepolitics.com.
