The Emerging Role of Social Media in Fundraising for Politics
By Wesley Mccormick
Technology has played a major role in politics for the past seven decades. From FDR’s Fireside Chats to the Kennedy -Nixon televised debate in 1960, media has swayed public opinion vastly. Not only do candidates have to be strong on issues pertaining to foreign policy and unemployment, but the ability to charm the public like an actor on the Red Carpet is also a vital asset on the campaign trail. Now candidates in the 2012 presidential election ….