It Worked! Though Not a Revolution, The YouTube Debate Impressed

Colin Delany — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 11:43:21 -0400

The YouTube debate may not have revolutionized politics, but it sure as hell was more of a pleasure to watch than your average political event. I'd read both hype and skepticism in the days beforehand, and I suspect that ultimately the new format will have a bigger effect on the debates themselves than on the political process. Still, it brought home the hollowness of much of our scripted political speech, since those candidates who could break through the rhetoric and talk with a human voice really stood out. And it demonstrated the real potential of citizen politics — sometimes a million monkeys banging away on keyboards WILL produce quality.

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It Worked! Though Not a Revolution, The YouTube Debate Impressed