taken from http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070422/ap_on_hi_te/online_debates;_ylt=Akid5ydh9ufYclaFfwvxcLcjtBAF
Technology is becoming a bigger and bigger part of our everyday lives. Now it is being a big part of the political world. An online debate forum for political candidates is the next logical step in the technology world. An online forum allows viewers to both spectate and participate in the debate. Allowing people to watch and submit questions, allows an interactivity that is currently missing in the debates. Each party has a chance now to win new potential voters. A more interactive debate might be what the country needs. Allowing the voters to feel connected to their candidate is only a good thing.
The last time new technology was adapted into political debates it was the adoption of TV in the Kennedy/Nixon debate. As the article states, the viewers of the TV debate voted Kennedy the winner, while radio listeners thought that Nixon had won. This opens up a new skill set of debating, preparing for questions on the fly that an average viewer can submit. Allowing voters to communicate with a candidate that they wouldn't normally be able to communicate with.
The only question I would like answered is how they are going to select questions taken from the viewers. As a debate, questions need to be equally spread out to both the candidates. Next, is the question of censorship. Many people want many tought questions answered. Will this technology answer those questions? we will have to find out.
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