Um...that's why its called politics

For any sleeping beauties who have been totally out of it for the last few years, the presidential election is coming. And, is bound to look a lot different from any presidential election we've ever seen before, thanks to the advent of social media. What impact will blogging have on the up-coming election?

Looking at Hillary Clinton's blog , the tone of candidate blogging is clear. Her blog reads more as a fan site than an actual discussion. But, what can be expected from a politician. Do we really think that a presidential candidate would post anything personal, discussion-worthy, controversial or indicative of weakness? Sadly, no. Can we expect candidate blogs to be, as linfar writes on daily kos,

"...an open playing field and open to all sorts of opiners, that is folks with opinions."?

Again, sadly, no.

linfar suggests that candidate blogs need to make it clear that the posts are a part of the campaign and are approved messages from the politicians. Duh. If you visit a politician blog don't expect to see anything that isn't approved by the politician's PR people.

I don't think that the up-coming elections will be revolutionized by the blogs available on the candidate's websites. These blogs are just another channel for the politicians to send out the same old messages. But, that doesn't mean that all sorts of unsanctioned blogs about the elections won't pop up everywhere. I think that this is where we will have the real discussions and where we will see the real insights.

It's not a new concept. You won't get the straight story from the politician. It's politics because there is an agenda, and the blog isn't going to post anything that goes against that agenda. The official blogs aren't the ones to monitor. The real news will come from the people, just as it always has. But, now the people have a new method for getting out their message and promoting discussion.