How Obama Won The Election (Extra)

      Barack Obama ran one of the best campaigns in recent memory. Many people will say Obama won the election because people did not want a Republican in office after having George W. Bush for eight years. People do not realize that Barack Obama and his administrators did an excellent job in connecting to young people. In class we watched video's of Howard Dean and how he became an internet sensation. Even though he failed when it came to actual debates because of his lack of public speaking, Obama administration used Dean's internet idea as a way to connect to young people. Obama knew that getting the young adult vote from ages eighteen to twenty-five would be crucial if he wanted to win the election. His administration knew that young people are very big on social networking, so Obama's administration decided to use social networking as a way to attract young voters. The 2008 election had the biggest turnout from young voters in recent memory. Instead, of using the typical ways to campaign Obama decided to connect and try and become "cool" with the young adults. His plan worked to perfection because young voters felt they had a connection with this president because he did the same things that they did when it came to social networking. No president before Obama used social networking as a way to attract voters. Now, all candidates have Twitter and Facebook accounts because they know if they win the young adult vote they are most likely to win the election. Obama's staff ran a brilliant campaign and they were the first to use social networking as an advantage. Barack Obama won the election because he used Howard Dean's strategy to connect to young voters. Unlike Howard Dean, Barack Obama has an extraordinary talent when it comes to giving speeches. Barack Obama administration ran a perfect campaign, which lead him to winning the 2008 election.