Barack Obama's Blog

I regret to say that I do not have much interest in politics. Mainly this is because I believe I lack enough knowledge about the candidates, system, issues and so forth to state an intelligible opinion. However, I decided to take this opportunity to research Barack Obama, a candidate that seems to be pretty popular in the younger demographic. After skimming through his blog, I see that it does state the youth as being a large, supportive group for Obama. It mentions an increasing group on Facebook and encourages others to join. The blog helped me learn about his platform, particularly concerning his views on the war, minority/immigrant/women’s issues, global warming and so forth. I believe educating the audience on his platform is very important when it comes to a candidate’s blog so I believe it does the job. The blog includes video, letters, articles, photos, bulletins so it is very interactive in nature. The different mediums on the internet are touched and handled well in this blog so that part is successful. To reach the blog’s full potential, perhaps Obama can write more blogs himself. This can portray a more personable side and help the audience relate with him as a human being. I believe this is an important characteristic when it comes to candidates running for office. This is why they shake hands and kiss babies. The blog entries seem to be about the people his platform is based on. This is evident in the photos and letters. Again the Facebook group creation targets the youth. I believe the main purpose of the blog is to create an up-to-date log of what Obama is doing, where is is and what he will be doing/where he will be going. Again I wish that there were more personal blog entries from Obama himself to generate a greater difference from other online news sites that merely report. I also believe that Obama looks at the different comments to get a feel for what his supporters are interested in or want from him if elected or to get more support for election. In the entry about college tuition, people comment and respond to other people's comments much like a forum. I'm sure this is a very easy way of getting into the minds of Obama's supporters.