Internet affects the 2010 election

The internet plays a huge role in the campaign elections from presidential to local. You Tube, Myspace, Facebook, just to name a few have had a huge impact on elections. They allow people to view and access there candidates 24 hours a day 7 days a week and can be played and viewed repeatedly. This gives candidates plenty of exposure to the public and generates new funds and support quickly rather than through traditional means such as going door to door, or by telephone.

The internet will affect the 2010 Senate election in many ways. Due to the negative attention that the Democratic party is receiving through huge spending in upwards of $750 billion in the economic recovery package and the health care reform program that President Barack Obama is trying to pass the Democrats could potentially loose there Senate seat to a Republican. Although with Massachusetts being a democratic state that could be highly unlikely. The internet allows people to voice there opinions and debate through blog posts and live chats. Through the internet I found that our Chancellor at the University of Massachusetts Lowell Martin Meehan could potentially run for the Senate seat, which I did not know until I researched this topic.

In the upcoming senate election people can view information on the web easily and quickly. Most candidates have a Myspace or a Facebook and can market themselves to the public easily by sharing there views, what they stand for and what they intend to accomplish for the public. When the late Senator Edward Kennedy passed I found that most people did not realize the extent of his accomplishment and what he did for the American people. How he was responsible for writing 2500 bills throughout his career and that several hundred of them became public law which had a profound impact on the quality of life for many Americans.

Many people who work more than one job or have busy lives will get most of there news from the internet. I am one of those people that between work and school I don’t have much time to sit down and watch TV. I always check up on what is going on in the world from the internet. The Rasmussen Report which is a firm that is credited with having the most accurate public opinion polling information has Twitter and Facebook accounts. The public can sign up for free and access the latest polling information on who the public best sees fit to fill the late Senators seat. According to the pole State Attorney General Martha Coakley has about 38% of the vote and will likely take the senate seat.

The Rasmussen Report also states that state legislature will allow Governor Deval Patrick to temporarily fill that seat so Massachusetts will be represented in the Senate during the Health Care Reform bill that will be voted on and that 52% of Massachusetts voters are in favor of the Governor appointing a temporary official.

The internet will have positive and negative affects on the 2010 Senate election and will exploit the candidates and the voters of Massachusetts will vote for who we feel is best suited to fill this position and be the voice for our state and make a difference in our country.