Jacqui Cronan PROJECT #1 MIDPOINT UPDATE

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Intro and Thesis:

"Four more years" President Barack Obama tweeted after his close-call win in the 2012 Presidential Election  against Republican nominee, Mitt Romney.  In today's society, we turn to social media for our sources of information and believe everything that we see or read. Adults are easily influenced by how things are worded or presented.  Since the 2008 presidential election, media have grown and changed, influencing the voters as to whom they should vote for.  The introduction of social media in the early 2000’s changed the way that people get their news.  This started a personal shift in how people received and sent their information.  Social Media influenced the result of the 2012 United States Presidential Election by being a different outlet to the information for the voting citizens to access.    

Outline:

Paragraph 1: Look into the 2008 Election 

Look into John McCain's and Obama's Social Media plans.  How McCain did not use as much social media as Obama and how Obama started a successful social media campaign.  

Paragraph 2: Effects of social media on 18-25 year olds

How the social media effects 18-25 year olds when it comes to voting.  

Paragraph 3: 26-45 year olds

How the social media effects 26-45 year olds when it comes to voting.  

Paragraph 4: 46-60 year olds

How the social media effects 46-60 year olds when it comes to voting.  

Paragraph 5: 61+ 

How the social media effects 61+ when it comes to voting.  

Paragraph 6: Reliance on media

Which age groups, if any, use social media as their source for political news? 

Paragraph 7: Romney - Ryan social media campaign

Paragraph 8: Obama - Biden social media campaign

Paragraph 9: Why Obama was so successful with his campaign