Seriously Sharon????

Ok, so I couldn't help myself. Republican Senatorial candidate Sharon Angle has decided that she will not speak to the press until after she is elected Senator. She made the statement on conservative Heidi Harris' show. Um, Sharon, if it didn't work for Sara Palin, then it probably won't work for you sista girl! Just saying...

She goes on to say that the political media doesn't "promote" her. Um...that's not their job! Plus, the last time I checked, the media's job is to report the news to it's audience. They are not there to serve as your own PR firm, though through their reporting, they have been know to make stars (Obama and Palin come directly to mind).

Wow...these next 6 days are going to be amazing!

Super Bill to the Rescue!!!!

Former President Bill Clinton spent much of Wednesday stomping for the Democratic Party. He told students at Stony Brook University that they were key to the party's victory this coming Tuesday. In an interview shown on CNN's The Situation Room, President Clinton says that every student should be voting for the Democratic ticket for the strides that the Obama administration have made with student loan reform. He goes on to say that if all of the young people who voted in 2008 came out to vote on Tuesday, then all would be well on the left. We shall see...

But more importantly, I just have to note the star power that ol' Bill still has! It seems that the former President is getting it done more so than that of President Obama, which I am sure, worried the Dems. But hey, if it works, then go for it, right?

Obama, Social Media, and Early Voting

President Obama is loving him some Facebook! I have noticed that the President has been really, really hitting supporters over the head a lot lately with two things:

1. Vote EARLY
2. Encourage others to "commit to vote".

Why? Well it's simple. Early voting helped him out a ton in his 2008 Presidential election. Further, the young vote proved instrumental in helping him to win the Presidency in the first place. And what do all young people have nowadays? A Facebook account! I, personally, encouraged 198 of my Facebook friends to get out and vote via posting on their wall. I did it simply by going to his website: www.barackobama.com, and committing to vote, because well...another one of my Facebook friends encouraged me to do so!

Will this work? Certainly, it the numbers are showing that those get out and early vote are really helping the Democrats' numbers...what do you think? More importantly, how powerful IS social media?

Obama v. Regan

The Pew Research Center has publish a new poll which indicates that President Obama has a higher electability that that of former President Regan. PRC also reports that though Regan's presidency was flooded with economic problems, much like that of President Obama, that Regan went on to win his reelection by an 18 point margin. It is also said that the 2012 Presidential election will begin November 3rd, the day after the midterm elections. What do you think? Is this an indicator that it may not be as bad as it seems for President Obama?

Ahh, the Power of Facebook

I have been seeing a lot of these on Facebook. People are substituting their personal profile pictures for political expression. Now we all know what an impact President Obama made through the use of social media. Was the election of 2008 an exception, or is it now becoming the rule? Will it work for Nathan Deal and Roy Barnes?

Does it Even Matter?

With all of the newest technology and Americans unquenchable desire to know everything, the media has began to report on the finances of different candidates running for the upcoming elections this fall. We are now able to be much more transparent than before...is this a good thing? Do we want to know? Case Study: So apparently gubernatorial candidate Karen Handel paid nearly a whopping $100,000 to fly Sara Palin out to give a rousing speech on why we should support her fellow "mama grizzly". Mmkay...so the problem that I have with this is the fact that Tea Party supporters are supposed to be just like us, right? They are supposed to be an extension of the common day folk, right? I certainly cannot, nor do I know of anyone who has that kind of loot. How then is it ok to pay that much money to a woman (Sara Palin), who doesn't even KNOW Karen Handel??? Am I losing it?? I also need to mention that I am sure that this is done on both sides, both Republican and Democrat, but still...REALLY? Ok, so back to the main issue: Do we care about this? Is is valid for the media to report on this? Do we care? Do we even want to know? Does financial transparency as reported by the media have the ability to sway votes?