MySpace Derails Obama Presidency

In a move that could cost Illinois Senator Barak Obama the presidency, his campaign took control of an extremely popular MySpace page and risked alienating 160,000 voters.

With the last two presidential elections decided by a handful of voters residing in a few key swing states, this move could be considered political suicide.

Could the handling of this issue be an indication of how Obama will act if his is voted into office?

It could be.

Votes have been won or lost for reasons far less important than this.

All of the leading presidential candidates realize the importance of the Internet community. Many of the candidates even announced their candidacy via their own Web site.

The fact that this MySpace page created by a volunteer had 160,000 friends indicates the voting power of the Internet community.

Could the presidency be determined by the new swing state called the Internet?

I believe that it could.