Blog #14

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSZ0BQMrFn0

This youtube video called "Barack Obama: Yes We Can" is an endorsement for people to vote for Barack Obama for President. In this video, a handful of A-list celebrities and other celebrities that aren't well known are promoting people to vote for Obama. Celebrities are key people to encourage average American citizens to vote. People ususally idolize people on the screen or radio and celebrities telling the general public to vote is a way to promote the importance of voting. This youtube video shows singers and actors coming together singing a speech that Obama had shared to the public in the past. Also because it is on youtube, it is extremely easy to access it from home. This shows the importance of internet to politics. Politicians can promote themselves and their policies easily in present day society because almost everyone in the United States can access the internet. Endorsements like these are extremely vital to presidential elections because it gets young voters to go out there and vote. However, the bad thing about this is that the purpose of voting for a president is whether or not people like the presidential nominee's policies. Voting according to a person's favorite actress or singer's favorite presidential nominee is not a smart way to vote and could end up detrimental.