In 2008 we saw Obama use Twitter for his campaign to presidency.As Twitter and Facebook continue to grow, more and more political parties are willing to use these outlets. On Sept. 12 the Tea Party will hold a live debate along with CNN. Many republican canidates will be present to answer questions from CNN Political Anchor Wolf Blitzer. They will also be asked questions by viewers via the social media outlets on CNN.com or the CNN politics Facebook page and their own hash tag via Twitter.
This new era of social media we now live in gives oppurtunity for people to ask questions that otherwise may not be brought up in this debate. It will also be interesting to see what type of questions are chosen to be asked and answered.
I like the fact that real people will be able to ask questions. Unfortunately,the politicians usually dodge the tough questions made by journalists, so the trend will probably continue.
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