HW 2

After reading David Kline’s essay “Toward a More Participatory Democracy” it has allowed me to see how blogging has affected politics over the years. Many people may assume that the only way politicians campaign is by televising and broadcasting, but blogging is becoming one of the most efficient ways to campaign. In the 2004 election blogging had had a large impact on the election and political blogs are continuing to attract the attention of many readers today. Bush had used blogging to ask for ideas in how to raise money for his campaign and what the readers would like to see done. Blogs are also becoming a more reliable source than our major newpapers and news stations. For example, 45 percent of Americans said they believe little or nothing of what they read in their daily newspaper (Blogs, Kline, Burstein pg 7). Also blogging is also a way for people to express there feelings about religion. Many Americans today believe religion plays a large role in there everyday lives but feel that is it missing in our newspapers and other types of media. I had no clue that blogs would have any effect on the election the way they did in 2004 seeing how I have never heard of blogging until this year. I wonder how it may affect the upcoming election and if it will have the same affect if not greater. In conclusion, then, as I suggested earlier, blogging has become a large aspect of politics and I’m sure will continues to affect the future elections.