Case Study: Obama White House Digital Team powers real-time SOTU polls with Codingscape

Obama White House Digital Team powers real-time SOTU polls with Codingscape for 5 million votes

The Obama White House Digital Team faced the challenge of integrating real-time polling into the live stream of the State of the Union address on whitehouse.gov. They needed a robust system capable of handling hundreds of thousands of concurrent users and tens of millions of pageviews within a two-hour window. They engaged Codingscape, whose team leveraged their Wedgies.com polling platform, to power the surveys while accommodating the request to remove their branding.

Codingscape developed a scalable technical solution and a detailed operational playbook to prepare for the massive traffic spike. Despite a brief initial issue with load balancers, the system performed successfully, serving over five million polls during the event. The vendor, Codingscape, delivered a seamless experience for millions of viewers, supporting a key engagement initiative for the Obama White House's live stream.

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