Friday, July 04, 2003

Elections

Spread the gospel

Bloggers in America are aiming to spark a political revolution that will be delivered by the web. Neil McIntosh reports

With an army of webloggers presenting reports and transcripts of the candidates' every public move, he sees as inevitable a new atmosphere of plain talking. "The 2000 election in the US was a tie, and the candidates never told us about themselves," says Winer.
They lied, they struggled to make themselves stand for absolutely nothing, and the voters were powerless to do anything about it. In 2004, they won't be powerless. The question is, will they use the power?

· Elections [Guardian ]