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Those are interesting observations about a few politicians. I don't think any of them, however, have embraced [[Facebook]] as their primary platform as much as [[Obama]] and [[Palin]] have. Also, note that the long-term effects of the above efforts are not contrary to what the entry suggests: DeMint has not run for president, Gingrich is running but is struggling to gain credibility, and Brown's popularity may have been short-term, just as the entry observes.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 19:49, 5 June 2011 (EDT)
Those are interesting observations about a few politicians. I don't think any of them, however, have embraced [[Facebook]] as their primary platform as much as [[Obama]] and [[Palin]] have. Also, note that the long-term effects of the above efforts are not contrary to what the entry suggests: DeMint has not run for president, Gingrich is running but is struggling to gain credibility, and Brown's popularity may have been short-term, just as the entry observes.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 19:49, 5 June 2011 (EDT)
::Here is an interesting article: [http://e-strategyblog.com/2009/01/barack-obamas-online-fundraising-machine/ Obama's online fundraising machine] I think it is reasonable to believe that the social media websites drove some of that money to Obama's coffers. Secondly, for the last 30 years most American Presidents kept piling onto the Federal deficit. Obama is continuing that tradition and even more so than G.W. Bush. However, I think the effects of a growing US Federal deficit, the continuing deindustrialization of the US, the failed liberal education system and the rotting inner portions of many US cities is coming to a head and Obama is going to be left holding the bag in 2012 and not be re-elected due to a deteriorating economy. I don't Obama's Facebook outreach is going to be a cause of his political demise though. Furthermore, if there is a financial meltdown during his term, I think he will be painted as a Herbert Hoover. Carter is considered as example of an inept president and I think the economy played a large role. While it is true that Carter took a hit to the hostage crises and gasoline shortages while Obama killed Osama bin Laden, history teaches us that during bad economic times foreign policy victories are often short lived. [[User:Conservative|conservative]] 02:59, 6 June 2011 (EDT)