Politcs and the Internet

In todays world one would agree to a certainly that the online sites YouTube, and Twitter , MySpace have a very strong impact on how democrats and republicans are viewed in the public eye. Where the internet has made this more possible as more Americans are using the internet and computers are being more affordable.
The internet has now become a leading source of campaign news for young people and the role of social networking sites such as MySpace and Facebook is a notable part of the story. Fully 42% of those ages 18 to 29 say they regularly learn about the campaign from the internet, the highest percentage for any news source. In January 2004, just 20% of young people said they routinely got campaign news from the internet.
Overall, more than a quarter of those younger than age 30 (27%) – including 37% of those ages 18-24 – have gotten campaign information from social networking sites. This practice is almost exclusively limited to young people; just 4% of Americans in their 30s, and 1% of those ages 40 and older, have gotten news about the campaign in this way.
For this blog i will give a example of House Senate Majority Leader, D Nevada. He gives a 2 minute video (Jan 12,2009) inviting voters to share comments and do more that watch videos and includes House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Leader Mitch Mcconnell,and House Minority Lead John Boener in this clip on YOUTUBE. This is excellent example of how the people in our government get votes and influence the public eye.
It is also to be Warned that these online blog sites will not edit material and can be damaging such as Back in the old days when our vice president was caugh making a racial slur . He said you cant go into a 7-11 or dunkin donuts unless you have a indian accent.(6/17/06) caught on YouTube.
The 2010 election can be affected and influenced with the internet in many ways including how canidates advertise there web sites, including if they caught on a video while off guard in a positive way or negitive way, Or are they in favor of a public topic such as bring troops home from Iraq. Just rememer where there is a camera there is America watching and you may not get a second chance because a video is worth a 50 million Americans watching .