President Barack Obama visits with volunteers in the call center of a Columbus, Ohio, campaign office Monday.Credit Carolyn Kaster/Associated Press Technology doesn’t win political campaigns, but it certainly is a weapon — a force multiplier, in military terms. Both sides in the presidential contest mined click-stream data as never before to target messages to potential voters. But a real edge for
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