Persuasive Essay On The Role Of Internet In Elections

The Kennedy-Nixon debate of 1960 was a glimpse of what was in store for the future of elections when it comes to technology. That was the first television debate, and Kennedy used the new technology to his advantage and took the election from that point on (Webley). Since the television, presidential hopefuls have embraced new technological advances so they can try to win the election, starting with Bush v. Gore in the 2000 election, since this was the first time that candidates had their own websites (Vettese). The Internet has become more accessible by everyone, even young children use it, and now its being used to its full effect when it comes to elections. With the rise of the Internet in today’s society it plays a more important role in elections like generally for the better whether it’s the threat of virality, access to new information quicker, and new platforms to reach voters through social media, however the Internet does have room for bias that could be negatively affecting elections results.

Growing up with the Internet, I was always told to be careful what I post on the internet, and this holds true for political candidates as well. In today’s campaigns, candidates are under a microscope, since everything they say or …show more content…
In world today, we live surrounded by the Internet. It is almost impossible to be in society without being around it, and therefore, its taken over almost everything we do. This includes elections, which has been influenced by technological advances since the 60’s. The Internet has the power to make everything a candidate say come back to bite them, the power to bring the candidate and the voter together, and to share information with the voter in new platforms, however outside forces could be compromising the Internet by using the free access to information against