Can Blogs Revolutionize Progressive Politics?

1. Democratic leaders embrace blogging as a potential political communication because blogs are faster, cheaper, and more interactive for voters to become involved than compared to the traditional media landscapes in media such as the television, radio, etc. 2.The participatory culture in blogging expands digital media convergence by allowing people to email, use discussion boards, internet donations, live e-chats, online voting, etc. Blogging allowed all different forms of media to be converged into one outlet for voters and for the candidates. 3. Blogging can counter this weakness by turning net roots into grassroots by using the Internet to coordinate political events into on-ground- events by notifying bloggers of these events by sending out invitations. From there the internet users will then convey the message to those that don't read blogs. 4.Blogs can become the new barrier for freedom, democracy,egalitarianism, and participation in the new media communication because it is shown that more women use blogging then men. If there are more women blogging than men, they will eventually have a greater outreach to audiences on political views. The new media communication with being allowed to donate and vote online, many will not use their rights to vote due to the fact there are going to be a lot of voters online.