"This is your victory"

Looking toward the future, we see that these new literacies do not only affect the elections, but also the decisions made by the politicians in office. In fact, one of President Obama’s biggest plans while in office is to strongly implement the newer technologies to better the lives of Americans. The plan includes ensuring an open online community to better share information, creating a transparent democracy, and encourage competitiveness among Americans (Obama ’08, 1). Obama is hoping to continue the same clear and personal communication between the White House and the public that he had with his campaign. This should include governmental information about decisions being made that have previously not been widely available. These new literacies appear to have a dramatic effect on the Obama Presidency, and will most likely influence future elections and the way our country is governed by encouraging the participation of the public.

By incorporating the new literacies, Obama transformed the way the public views politics in general, especially elections. The new literacies not only helped Obama gain popularity from the younger generation, but they also changed the way voters think about candidates. Similar to JFK, he found a step up over his opponent McCain and was able to win the election. While some believe that this election was more about African American history or another historical event, I believe that the biggest influencer in the 2008 election was simply a combination of new and fresh ideas and the use of new literacies. By having an abundant funding system, great popularity and recognition, and exceptional, dedicated volunteers, Obama was greatly successful in the election and completely altered the way the public views governmental leadership.