In Chapter 6, Jenkins talks about how the United States in particular has used digital technology to show their "appreciation for our past president. They are not changing laws or starting a revolution in from of the White House, instead, right before the 2004 election many "haters" of Bush formed sites, blogs, and even books about how Bush should not be re-elected. This is not anything new to the U.S though. Political cartoons were once and still are a prominent way to express feelings about presidents policies and their reign. Today, the internet can be used to politically affect an entire nation. Last year's presidential election had many people blogging about reasons of why their candidate should be elected into office. Every video of each of the candidates was scrutinized on YouTube under the comments section. Every political site starts a fight between republicans and democrats. The 2004 election was no different. Republicans nagged at Democrats becuase the Democrats wanted Bush out. Democrats nagged at Repulicans because of Bush's policies. Little has changed. The only thing that has changed in the changes in technology and this will continue to change for future political elections.
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