The Emerging Struggle for a Free Press

I found that one of the most prevalent issues when talking about the upcoming election in comparison to this article was actually right on the first page. The author discusses the fact that much of our country does not vote, and that the elections cater to the wealthier classes. It is interesting because in the 2008 election it is fairly obvious that both candidates are trying to appeal to the more average citizens and are pushing them to vote as well. Many of Obama's policies are in support of citizens who are of lower social status. Whether it be his healthcare reform or his plan for tax payers, he is clearly out there to help the lower classes, and therefore would also be encouraging them to vote. Even McCain with his "Joe the Plumber" deal appears to be trying to appeal to the lower social classes.

The article relates to the upcoming election in other ways as well. For instance, it describes the way that people complain about getting too much information, but also desire it as well. I think that this has come into play in the election, seeing as we are now able to get more information than ever before on the candidates. Many people have been complaining that the campaigns are too negative and each candidate is essentially trying to destroy the other, but because of the amount of information that is available, I feel that this is the future of the Presidential campaign. The candidates must bring up and attack their opponent's on the issues because if they do not, average citizens like myself can easily go online and dig up some of this information, and then wonder why such issues weren't covered.