The 2008 Presidential Election was definitely one of the most unique elections America has seen thus far. Personally, I am happy with the outcome of the election. I think that Barack Obama is the kind of person we need to lead this country through these tough times that we're experiencing right now.
This election was unique for a variety of different reasons. Many, many things impacted this election including the impact of the youth vote, media, and technology on the campaign as well as the impact on the global perception of the United States.
The youth vote and technology both had an extremely major impact on the 2008 Presidential Election. More people registered and voted in this election than ever before. A lot of these new voters were the young people of America who wanted to see change. Change is what Obama offered to them, and they felt very passionate about him which led many of them to vote in this election. Obama felt as though this election would attract many young voters because of the turmoil that America is in as of right now. He geared some of his campaign towards college students because he knew that they really, really wanted to see change. Many youths voted in this election, and it definitely made a difference. Technology held a major role in the election as well. The internet was a major tool used for campaigning as well as television. Everyone knows of Tina Fey's famous impression of Sarah Palin (YouTube video) because of her SNL skits. It came as a shock to me, but 10% of this nation's voters were influenced by the silly skits. I'm very surprised by this. I think that people should base their vote off of each candidate's background, not an SNL skit. The skits play on comedy central and can easily be looked up on YouTube by anyone who's interested. This is due to the technological advances over the last few years. Between TV Campaign ads, radio ads, SNL skits, podcasts, YouTube videos, and other forms of media and techonology, it's easy to get caught up in the superficial aspects of the campaign. People were definitely heavily influenced and impaced due to the technology used in this election.
The outcome of the 2008 Presidential Election has without a doubt impacted the global perception of the United States of America. Many nations across the world are extremely happy with Obama's victory, especially Africa. Even in the Middle East, everyone seems to be really excited. I think at this point, many countries feel as though anyone is better than George W. Bush. I think this will really help our country out because the world is really happy with our new president. This should make dealing with other nations much easier. People all over the world are excited to give Barack Obama a chance, and I think that this can turn out to be a really good thing of Obama does a good job in office. Literally, almost all of the major countries and nations in this world are very positive and hopeful about our new President. In particular, France commended America's choice of "change, openness, and optimism." I just think that everyone in this world is ready to see a change, and a lot of people all over have hope and faith in Obama that he will bring it.
This presidential election was very intresting and unique compared to the ones before it. So many people got involved and voted, especially youths. This impacted the election greatly because so many people voted that didn't in previous elections. Technology also had a major impact on the election because so many people were influenced by all of the different ads on TV, on the radio, and on the internet. Lastly, the results of this election definitely have an impact on the global perception of the United States. Many nations are beyond happy that Obama was elected.
