In a little more than a week In February Haiti is scheduled hopes to hold its first election since Aristide was ousted almost two years ago. So campaigning is in full swing. NPR reported that “the campaigning season has gotten under way, with posters, political rallies and candidate jingles flooding the streets and the airwaves. In a country where more than 50 percent of the people are illiterate, election jingles are one of the most powerful campaign tools.”

On one hand, it makes complete sense that in a country where an estimated 80 percent of the population lives in poverty and with such as high level of illiteracy, that these means would dominate campaigning. But at the same time I can’t believe how untechnical that is. I wonder, are any candidates using the internet or cell phones in their campaigns, and if not, why?