HW17b: Influence for elections

The first interview I read was with Markos Moulitsas Zuniga. Markos is a thirty-four-year-old former GI and committed Democrat who writes in a political blog called “DailyKos.” Throughout his interview he talks about his blog, and all the attention that it has gotten. As he states, “DailyKos has really gone through three main growth phases.” First there are the 2002 midterm elections, then the Iraq war, and lastly the 2004 Democratic primaries. Next, I read the interview with Ana Marie Cox. Throughout her interview I felt that she doesn’t really have anything to say about the elections. She writes freely, and she made that clear in her interview. To answer the question, “Which blog would be more likely to influence the way you would vote in a coming election?” I would go with DailyKos. Zuniga has a way of writing, it’s formal, and makes much more of a statement with elections then Cox does with Wonkette. Wonkette is good if you’re looking for a laugh or feel like reading up on gossip. For elections though, I’d much rather go with DailyKos.