Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Most Crucial Time for Candidates May Be After the Debate
Most Crucial Time for Candidates May Be After the Debate - "The most important time for the presidential candidates may be after Tuesday night's debate." In this article 5 aspects that both campaigns need to consider are noted. These include Twitter, The Spin Room, The Candidates, The Ads, and More Debate Prep. These factors would be valuable if there is no clear winner in Tuesday night's debate. I liked this article because it shows that social media rather than email is having a large affect and influence this year and it is very relatable to teens. Mitt Romney and President Obama were both trending topics during the Presidential debate, as were Paul Ryan and Joe Biden during the Vice Presidential debate. The other aspects make great points and I agree with author Michael Shear's ideology.
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Initial polling after the debates indicate that about 37% thought Obama won, 33% thought it was a tie, and 30% thought Romney won. While Obama certainly did not lose ground, he certainly did not gain ground in the way the Mitt Romney did in the first debate. These numbers are very close and could be spun either way, so it will be interesting to see how polling develops further in the next week.
ReplyDeleteI think Obama definitely was more aggressive last night, but Romney certainly was not meek. Obama brought what was lacking in his last debate, however he can't go back and change what happened. As Grace mentioned, initial polls show varying opinions. I'm curious to see the overall effect of the debate on the presidential election.
ReplyDeleteI find it fascinating that Twitter and the social media in general have begun to make quite an impact on the outcome of the debate. The article even states that in the "old days", campaigns relied on e-mailing reporters during the debate in an attempt to influence the subsequent coverage. This was only four years ago. Also, although it makes sense, I hadn't realized that both campaigns hire people who are actually paid to Tweet damaging observations about the opposing candidate during the debate. This job would not exist if the campaigns didn't believe that Twitter could potentially influence the election's outcome.
ReplyDeleteSince the debate was very close, I think it is important for Obama and Romney to continue to campaign hard. I would think right off a debate would be the best time to sway voters because the ideas that were discussed in the debate are fresh in voter's minds.
ReplyDeleteI think it's amazing how influential social media such as Twitter has become and so recently too. It's the closest we can get to direct communication to political figures or at least their representatives, campaign managers, etc. It's definitely a highly effective way for candidates to solidify any gains they make in a debate or simply to keep people interested. There has definitely been an increase in teenagers tweeting about their beliefs as a debate goes on.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Liz and Kira about how influential social media is becoming in these campaigns and how social media sites such as Twitter can have such a big impact on the outcome of the election. With so many people on these sites, it is easy for people to see others opinions or become informed about what is going on.
ReplyDeleteI'm just a little frustrated that Twitter is being used so commonly in the presidential campaign. I'm all for getting information out quickly, but Twitter is more of a gossip column than a tool for a presidential campaign. It doesn't seem very classy.
ReplyDeleteI'm just a little frustrated that Twitter is being used so commonly in the presidential campaign. I'm all for getting information out quickly, but Twitter is more of a gossip column than a tool for a presidential campaign. It doesn't seem very classy.
ReplyDeleteIt may not be a class act but its effective you can't deny that. About 1.4 million people follow Mitt Romney and about 21 million follow President Obama, granted not all of these people are eligible to vote but that is a significant amount of potential voters and any campaign would love to have all those votes. It may not be the most respectable way to get votes but no one ever said politics were all neat and tidy did they?
DeleteAs Grace pointed out, this debate for most purposes can be considered a tie for the most part; however, the tie will most-likely be more beneficial for Obama following the first debate showing voters that Obama is still as charismatic a speaker as ever.
ReplyDeleteThe American population, mostly, saw the second presidential debate as a draw, possibly with more in support of Obama's performance. As Grace and Jeff said, despite the performance of both, Obama gained more from this debate in redeeming himself from the first. Twitter and online social media I feel are a great way for today's youth to get involved and have conversations/ read each other's reviews. I have been watching all the debates online and the sites I have used often have a live blog/review feed that shows people's comments throughout the debates, and while I don't agree with a lot of the comments they definitely spur conversation and thought.
ReplyDeleteUnlike the first debate, the most recent debate had no clear winner. I agree with Jeff that this debate will be more beneficial to Obama because it will reassure the American population that he is still as capable as he was in his previous presidential campaign.
ReplyDeleteI think Obama had a much better performance in this presidential debate than the first without question. I agree with Aaron that Twitter and other social networking sites are not the best tools. When people post comments online they forget that there may be consequences to some of the remarks and those consequences can be really damaging for anyone in politics let alone the president or presidential candidate.
ReplyDeleteI remember first seeing the mentioned tweets just below the camera shot of the first presidential debate on TV. My first thought was how interesting this concept was, and it made me realize just how much the use of technology has increased in our modern lives. Although I did not visit the sites of Facebook or Twitter during the debates, I have heard from many sources that almost everyone had some comment to make about the debate, even including our fellow classmates! This observation would make it seem as if the younger population of Americans are showing an increase in interest towards the presidential election and politics in general. I believe that, if these popular posts were happening in our hometown, then it may be easy to predict that young people all over the nation were tweeting and posting comments about the debate. A question that arises from this example is, as technology has a greater impact in American teenagers' lives, will an increase in technological aspects of politics create an increase in the political participation of the youngest members of the VEP of America?
ReplyDeleteI absolutely agree with Liz and Kira that the social media is extremely influential to the American public- whether it be about the presidentail election, or even something like the Trayvon Martin case. A lot of people are extremely influenced by what the media has to say and will take the media's words to heart without doing any other research. It's disheartening, but it's reality.
ReplyDeleteI don't think the past debate would swing as many voters as Romney got the first election. I think his performance solidified some of the still undecided votes. I think it helped with people who may have voted for him on 2008 but were questioning whether or not he was the right choice. Like some said, he may have gained some reassurance, not many people going from Romney to voting for him.
ReplyDeleteI think it is interesting how the influence of the social media's presence in the nation today is so relevant. Aside from that, regarding the debate, I think that this past debate was very mild compared to the outcome and spirit of the former debates.
ReplyDeleteThrough social media such as Twitter or Facebook, where millions of possible voters typically dwell, the word can really be reached to get out and vote. It also really gives the candidates a chance to see right away how well the nation perceived their performances in the debate. Obama drastically improved in the second debate after his cowardly performance in the first one. These debates show that both candidates are completely out of control (unlike the controlled vice president debate) and constantly questioning and putting down one another's agendas; it is quite sickening.
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