Blog 6: A Historical Election

It was very interesting to be a part of the 2008 presidential election. We all had a chance to witness a historical moment in our country. I had never really been interested in politics until this year.

Although it ended up being a landslide, it was great to see the first African American to be elected into presidency. I stayed up all night watching the two speeches. I found it interesting how the media portrayed the race throughout. One thing I did not understand was why we had to wait so late to see the speeches. Certain channels delayed the speech because they knew people were willing to wait up to watch. This gave companies the chance to advertise their products more since they knew people were going to stay up to be a part of history.

This generation had certain tools and technologies other generations did not. Youtube and MySpace pages were full of personal opinions that could be accessed easily by all users. The public could now post their ideas and beliefs without any hesitation. I believe this gave our nation more power as we felt more vocal and could influence the election more.

Personally, it was fascinating to see all the support for Obama on my facebook. Everyone had changed their statuses to show who they were voting for last Tuesday. I did not have to ask anyone whom he or she was voting for because more than 50% of my friends had it online. It will be interesting to see how new technologies continue influencing people and helping our country grow stronger. I for one cannot wait to see what happens in our future with this historical election. No matter whom we voted for, we all had to take a step back this election.