Thursday, June 23, 2011

Town Halls on YouTube

Apparently, YouTube is now a very official looking public forum.  There is a podium, flags, and all - all digital!

Seriously though, YouTube town halls are a new way of putting Democrats and Republicans side by side on a given issue and letting viewers voice their opinion by voting for one or another official on a given issue.  There is no telling how this will play out in the near future, and it is the first time I have heard of the forum.  That said, it could be an interesting little sideshow as we move closer to more serious debates for the Republican primary.

Here is an example from Nancy Pelosi on immigration and the Dream Act:

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