Future of Politics
Brian October 8th, 2004
I know a lot of people may just think I am crazy for saying this, but who cares what people think anyway, right? I really think the idea Democrat Candidate Jeff Seemann in Ohio’s 16th District experimented with recently is the wave of the future.
He allowed visitors to his website to vote on what they wanted him to do during the day. It was considered a virtual campaign manager. Also, he received national media coverage for the project.
Now, that was a good experiment, but here is how I envision this concept being utilized. I think the day-to-day activities are generally not of interest to people. I think I would want a say in what my Rep. or Senator votes for and against. Staff could post daily issues and constituents could vote on whether they wanted their elected officials to support or not support the specific issues. However, I think it would have to be only considered as guidance and the elected official would still have an opportunity to follow the guidance or his gut. But, I think if an official did not follow the guidance, he or she would be accountable the next election cycle and need to explain his or her decisions.
