

YouTube is gearing up for a busy election campaign by setting up it’s YouChoose portal with a special section of the all important Republican and Democrat conferences.

As well as the two candidates officially sanctioned channels (Barack Obama and John McCain) you get users from around the United States uploading their videod opinions. It’s always interesting to see what’s coming out of the grass roots. You Tube is the perfect medium for analysing public opinion without fear of spin or editorial bias.
The two parties are encouraging people to send in their “Why I support…” soundbites with the offer of a place at conference for the winner. They say “Ever wanted to spend a day on the U.S. presidential campaign trail? Or wondered what it would be like to attend the 2008 political conventions, the biggest bash in U.S. politics? Today, both the Democratic and Republican National Convention Committees are giving you that chance through YouTube. As Chairmans Howard Dean and Mike Duncan explain in the videos below, you can win a day on the campaign trail and a trip to the conventions by creating a video revealing which party you support in ’08 and why” Read the full YouTube blog entry here : YouChoose 08
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