Monday, November 26, 2007

CNN meets YouTube

Never thought you'd hear that one...but it's happening. The CNN-YouTube Debate is happening this Wednesday is St. Petersburg, Florida, and it's gonna be something new and exciting for both the Republicans involved, and the nation as a whole.

Sources have said that the questions submitted will cover many wide ranges, and be funny, poignant, tough, and anywhere in between. The questions have all been submitted by YouTube users, and selected to show the candidates' many differences in opinion and policy. The exceptional part of the debate is that the YouTube users will be displayed on a large screen for the candidates to see, so public participation will be one of the driving forces at this event.

This process is not only a huge step for technology, but also it is very big for presidential elections. With the population able to contribute so greatly in such a widely broadcasted hearing, candidates will be paying much more attention to their constituents then that have in the past. No one may know what questions to expect, but the viewers and participants can all be sure that this will be a debate that will be historically remembered, and electronically innovative.

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