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(By Ari Melber / Source: Campaign Matters - USA) Barack Obama has the hottest campaign website, according to the new Nielsen ratings. His site drew over 700,000 unique visitors in July, while Hillary Clinton and John Edwards drew just under 440,000 and 350,000, respectively. Yet all three Democratic candidates are creaming the Republican field online.Out of the declared G.O.P. candidates, Rudy Giuliani led with a measly 124,000 unique visitors in July – one sixth of Obama's traffic. To make up the gap, Republican candidates are spending more on web advertising. John McCain and Mitt Romney lead in "sponsored" traffic, while Dennis Kucinich leads Democrats on that score. Fred Thompson's presidential announcement also sparked huge interest online, as TechPresident's Patrick Ruffini reports this weekend. But does it even matter if voters see these campaign sites?

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