4Jan/080
Politics & A Time For Change
The polls are in. The Iowa caucus results have Obama & Huckabee leading their prospetive parties. There have been so many things made of these results. People see it as a sign of racial equality in the US. People see it as a call for change. I see it as an early sign that we have a new generation at the polls. Obama has taken a fairly positive approach to his campaign. He has attempted to keep the mud slinging down. The greatest move is his website. With the popularity of myspace & facebook they created my.barackobama.com. The site is a true social networking site. You can update your profile and create interest groups. It also allows for fundraising. This type of site does not target baby boomers. It targets people who have just started voting in the last 10 years. We are a group that have often been said to not show up come the big day.
The Huckabee victory shows something about the Republican as well. He won based on his religious afiliation. They are still relying heavy upon Christian Conservative. If Obama truly makes this an election about change the Republican party could be in trouble.