“The issue at hand is not how long a person’s been in office but how hard they work to limit the size and reach of government,” Perry said in his acceptance speech Tuesday night.
Much of Perry’s campaign can be summed up in one word-economy. Perry’s platform was that Texas has remained one of the strongest states economically in the recession and has continued to create new jobs under his guidance.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703807904575097400551012476.html
Election day on campus surprised me. The atmosphere on campus today was no different than any other day. There were a few unenthused exchanges between students of whether or not they had voted here and there but other than that, nothing.
However, if you logged onto Facebook today you’d see that the atmosphere there was quite different. Facebook had a banner on the home page asking if you had voted and if you wanted to publish that notification for all your friends to see. This is an example of how social media continues to infiltrate our lives and shape our politics.
http://thenewsoftoday.com/facebook-helping-voters-find-polling-locations-to-vote-on-election-day-2010/4536/
This new application allowed users to connect with the Facebook world about their political involvement. As we all know, Facebook is a social environment. With this environment there is still jealousy, popularity, bullying, and other normal human interactions. Because of these social pressures, perhaps seeing your high school crush click “I voted” would spur a girl to get out there and vote.
However, is Facebook encouraging the wrong people to vote? Will a person be pressured to vote without prior knowledge or proper research? Americans have the right to exercise their first amendment rights, but what if more people are voting blind now due to Facebook?
What do you think of the election? How do you feel about Facebook’s involvement with Election Day? Let me know!
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