Obama's Facebook Campaign

Presidential Hopeful, Others Reach Young Voters On Social Networking Sites

(CBS)  Obama's Appeal

In his speech at George Mason, Obama showed an awareness of his popularity among the crowd. "I have become a vehicle for your hopes and your dreams...ultimately it is going to be you who are going to carry it home," he said.

Obama directly addressed how youths can affect the political arena. "It's not going to change unless young people change it," he said. "I'm absolutely confident that America will change, and it will change for the better.”

Famid Sinha, the communications director of Students For Barack Obama, sought to blunt criticism about Obama's experience.

"Rather than experience, what is important is competence, vision, the ability to work on both sides of the aisle, and I believe Barack Obama absolutely has those credentials," he said.

Sinha, a University of Pennsylvania senior, said Obama "is really able to reach people because he's just like a normal guy. A big part of it is the kind of hope and inspiration that Sen. Obama resonates."

The senator touched on those themes himself, recalling the sermon of a Chicago pastor that inspired the title of Obama's best-selling book, "The Audacity of Hope."

Though the rally was mostly attended by George Mason students who heard about it on campus, the event also drew supporters from other area colleges, as well as young voters from Michigan, Florida and Obama's hometown, Chicago — all thanks to Facebook.

Katie Pattison, a student at American University in Washington, D.C., said the Facebook movement "shows that [Obama] has a really strong base in the younger generation because Facebook is a lifeline in college."

Another American University student, 20-year-old Allen Xu, said Obama's embrace of Facebook makes him more appealing to college-age voters. "The fact that [the rally] was organized on Facebook seems like he's kind of extending a hand to us," he said. "He's really trying to get to the college student vibe."

Obama's effort seems to be working, if the George Mason rally is any evidence. He evoked loud cheers as he neared the end of his speech.

However, not all the students were on board. George Mason student Griffin Emerson, wearing a College Republicans shirt, described Obama's ability to connect with younger voters as "a novelty."

Others liked what they saw, but were far from being sold on Obama. Borche Leonard, also a George Mason student, said Obama was effective at the rally, but that she was also considering other candidates.

"He's trying to bring it back to what we want," she said of Obama, but added, "I want to see what Hillary has to say."

[newsjeff-2009]

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[grazinggoat]

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[gunownerdan]

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