Blogging election?
In last year’s US Presidential Election, many ‘experts’ said that blogging, and the internet more generally, would be key in deciding who eventually won. It didn’t really work out that way. Howard Dean didn’t even get his party’s nomination, never mind the Presidency, and eventually it all came down to party loyalty as usual, rather than who had the best blog.
Not to be deterred, the Blog the Vote campaign, a UK organisation trying to increase voter turnout through the blogging community, is planning to make a big push for the (expected) General Election in May this year. Whether it will have much of an effect remains to be seen, but it is definitely a good idea and one that I will be keeping an eye on through Bloglines.
July 24th, 2007 at 7:49 pm
Why didn’t Dean get the Democratic nomination? Several reasons, but the main one being he was a little too over enthusiastic. His little scream made him look like an idiot, and if anyone knows idiots, it’s the American public. Of course, instead of picking John Edwards or Wesley Clark, the Dems went with that nutcase John Kerry.
‘08, however, I think will be significantly different. Just yesterday, CNN had the “YouTube” debate, where the candidates answered questions submitted via videos. I, myself, watched it, and enjoyed it thoroughly.