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“ Barack Obama Claims Delegate Lead…and So Does Hillary Clinton”. “ Duel Could Last for Months…”. “Barack Obama Looks Strong”. “Who Will it Be? ”. Continuing into February of 2008, the internet is swirling with headlines that can’t help but focus on the Democratic race that is sure to make history. Still, after Super Primary Tuesday, who is leading the race continues to be uncertain.
Online newspapers, magazines, websites, and blogs have seen this excitement and they are running with it. This year’s presidential candidates have most likely acquired the most coverage and publicity out of any previous U.S. election.
However, some citizens may feel that the Republican race seems to have been put on a back burner. Huckabee, McCain, and Romney don’t seem to fill search engines as much. Based on the online media coverage, the Democratic competition seems preferable for a more anticipated story.
So what exactly is the media saying about these newsworthy events? From the moment “fairy tale” was used by Clinton to describe Obama’s ideas on Iraq, all the notions of a calm, respectful, nice Democratic debate has gone out of the window in the eyes of reporters. Headlines appear to be more and more aggressive as the battle goes on. The online media is playing a major role in intensifying the matter even more than it naturally is.
How do these headlines effect the voters? Millions of people use the internet as their source for daily updates of the presidential vote. Will Republican internet surfers be sidetracked and gain greater interest in the opposite party? Will all of the tension of online political news reports lead to bias and interrupted opinion, or will voters remain content and reassured to judge for themselves who is fit to lead?
One thing is non-negotiable; the race is tight. The primaries revealed that Obama took 13 states compared to Clinton’s 8, however Clinton‘s delegate support beat Obama’s by 20.
Online media coverage of the presidential elections may judge, encourage, or simply inform, but the November 4 elections will reveal whether the “Clinton bashes Obama” headlines will truly effect voters.
Filed under: Spring 2008, Super Primary Tuesday