Will political polling links on YouTube, MySpace and Facebook invigorate young voters to participate more in the 2008 US Presidential election?

by Elaine Sihera

Those social network sites have the biggest audiences around. To omit them from the election process would be foolhardy. As most youngsters use the social networks to communicat...read more

by Annie Kleinert

Young voters will surprise the nation in the next election. The interconnectedness created by websites like facebook has established a sense of unity within the demographic. Or,...read more

by Ellend Heath

Generation "Y", Generation "Next" or the Digital Generation will have a tremendous impact on the United States. People of high school through the Grad School level have been ex...read more

by Trixze Smith

Politicians have found a new soap box in today's new media. It is standard for each candidate to have a full functioning and frequently updated website. Politicians have taken a...read more

by Stuart Kantor

President Clinton proved that talking with the younger generation can spur a slight spike in voter turnout. Now that the technology has moved to social groups online rather tha...read more

by Bill Billferson

Let's face it - unless we're talking about drugs, sex or cheap beer, young voters aren't very inclined to participate in anything (with the exception of a few active individuals...read more

by Ted Sherman

The introduction of the internet two decades ago, and now all the amateur and professional blogs that populate it, certainly has a major influence on everything in today's life ...read more

by J. L. Graffam

Have you ever seen the annoying little banners at the top of your computer screen when on a website like myspace or facebook? Of course you have. Have you ever tried to play the...read more

by Paul Schingle

I think there are a number of factors leading today's youth to be more interested in voting and taking part in the process. Among those factors one would have to include the so...read more

by Richard Reader

Yes, I believe that it will have at least some sort of a viable impact. If you stop and consider that we are living in the information and computer age, it then can seem like a ...read more

by Poppy Fields

Statistics show that young people are less likely to vote than adults. There are many reasons for the low turn out of young people in elections, including lack of interest in po...read more

by Kaptan Jordan

I believe this is an excellent new way for politicians to attract young voters. A lot of young voters are not into watching political debates, or going to presidential rallies. ...read more

by Forget Me

Shakin' or Fakin' ? Righteous indignation runnin' cross the nations Wonderin what it's got to do with my lowly station I'm just wonderin' who's got the right to say what's ...read more

by Demetria Spencer

The younger generation IS getting more involved with elections. And yes, polling at theses sites will help. I'm apart of the younger class and I interact on MySpace and Facebook...read more

by Colin Weaver

It's fairly obvious that advertising anything on a website or channel that a certain age group commonly views is going to get the attention of that age group. Whether you're adv...read more

by Daniel Lao

The next presidential campaign is in 2008 and for many that will be their first participation in any sort of political conduct. That may seem like a long way to go but its not. ...read more

by John Gottschall

In the early going of this years political season it has already become evident that the Internet is going to play an enormous role in the 08 election. I think one fair way to l...read more

by Ashley Benlove

I don't belong to MySpace or Facebook at the moment, nor do I plan to, but every other person you meet probably does, but I think that the candidates joining websites like YouTu...read more