(CNN) – The McCain campaign has called him "The One" - but Sen. Barack Obama, the presumptive Democratic nominee, is no longer #1 on Facebook, a popular social networking Web site.
On the same day that Obama revealed his choice of Sen. Joe Biden as his running mate, Olympic darling Michael Phelps passed Obama in the number of "fans" or "supporters" associated with their respective pages on the site.
As of Sunday afternoon, Obama had roughly 1,383,000 "supporters" while Phelps, age 23, had more than 1,399,000 "fans."
Phelps' meteoric rise on Facebook was helped along by a congratulatory message many users saw when they logged into the site after the Baltimore swimmer captured 8 gold medals during the Beijing Games. The message contained a link to his Facebook page, where users could sign up as fans.
The Obama campaign's use of Facebook and other Web 2.0 and social networking technologies has been credited with building his base of supporters online - particularly those in the same age group as Phelps.
Though Obama now lags behind Phelps in terms of support on Facebook, the presumptive Democratic nominee is still far ahead of rival Sen. John McCain, the presumptive Republican nominee. McCain currently has roughly 215,000 supporters on the popular social networking site.
Phelps did not respond to CNN's request for comment about overtaking Sen. Obama on Facebook.
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Politics? At a football stadium? Well, I guess the election of our next President is more important than football...
I guess the kids have a new cult hero. Maybe you should just quit now osama.
All of Obama's young supporters who voted for "change" in the primary are now busy with other things and becoming less captivated since they've learned he's just another politician and nothing special.
Ok your stupid
he's not MUSLIM!
Obama...
VOTE
OBIDEN 08!!!!
How many Facebook fans does Hillary Clinton or John McCain have CNN?
I didn't drink the Kool-aid, Bob (NC)
Keep it up PUMAs and republicans. You can't take away what Obama and his supporters have accomplished. Is a shame you can't learn to appreciate someone reaching a "dream" or what otherwise would have been impossible for them or other African Americans no more that 10 years ago.
I give the good Senator credit – win or lose
Is he a Democrat???
Comparing an Olympic swimmer to a US presidential candidate?
I think a better, more newsworthy comparison would be between the mainstream media and the dinosaurs of yesterday.
What next? Comparing John McCain with Ralph Wiggum?
Obama is so yesterday for the kids,
all the 13 yr old face book friends don't vote anyway.
Obama needs to try and run an adult campaign.
Perhaps if Mr. Obama would have chosen the more logical, and more appropriate running mate maybe his popularity would have been double that of Mike Phelps. At least Phelps is swimming for the gold instead of searching for pearls in a puddle while being blinded by the mud. We can only hope that the delegates at the DNC Convention see the light and seat Hillary, the clear winner of the popular vote in the primaries, as Presidential candidate. While they're at it they might even seek to do away eith Super delegate system which unfairly places the rich and famous in a position to over-ride the Peaople's choice- Hillary Clinton.
I'd vote for Ralph Wiggum if I could over McCain. McCain should pick him for VP.
Sorry CNN but this is not news. Are you guys running out of material? Or are you starting to give Obama the same treatment you gave Clinton? Hmmmm I wonder.
But just a word of what I have decided. Between Obama and McCain I am leaning towards McCain because he was in our armed forces and knows what it is to fight for our country. Every Every person I have known in the armed forces are so incredibly dedicated to this country in such a way that no one else can match such loyalty. Obama does seem to have that devotion. I can't vote for Obama and it's about time people stop obessesing with him. Good someone else is getting attention on facebook.
Micheal Phelps has replaced Obama because we Americans have notoriously short attention spans. People, young Michael may be the best darned swimmer to ever represent the US, however focus. We are trying to get rid of the Repubs before they completely destroy this country.
Facebook, MySpace and the rest of the New World Order "social networking" sites are nothing more but an instrument for which HSA and the rest of the globalists to easily gather info on everyone. I wouldn't put any credence in what anyone quotes from those sites because of the jerks who join them. No wonder there are so many unemployed in the US.
You can see the value of Facebook users' choices of dreamers and swimmers. Next week it will be a new movie star or dancer or a new 12-year old singer. Real strong citizens, Obama, as your supporters!.
Great! This shows that Americans love Obama and Phelps!
Two men that know how to WIN!
Phelps / Obama
TWO GREAT AMERICANS ! ! ! ! !
McCain,do not have anything to say but be negative.Let
talk about issues McCain,this negative attacks don't really
matter. Please move on to something else okay. Talk about
what you going to do for america and not talk so much about
Iraq.
This is news? The real news is that Obama screwed up. He dissed Hillary. He had 75% of her voters at the end of June. Now after his VP pick he only has 66% of them and losing every day.
<- No vote 08
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So why is one PUMA site claiming they did the attack on an Obama office and you are reporting this?
Ya mean Obama needs to hire more flunkies to blog AND run up his numbers on facebook?
Oh My!!!
At least Phelps can hold his own head above water...
Bob (NC) August 24th, 2008 8:25 pm ET
All of Obama's young supporters who voted for "change" in the primary are now busy with other things and becoming less captivated since they've learned he's just another politician and nothing special.
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So then I guess he is only getting 20% in the polls to mccains 80? ...no he is still ahead.