Blog #19&20

A was looking at the surfider foundations website, and I really like it. Here are three aspects of why I like it

Three groups, in particular, were excluded from the process: blacks, women and the young. The history of American democracy can be read in good part as the struggle of all three to become fully included in the process.

Three groups women blacks, and the young have made a monumental impact on the 2008 election. Through history these three groups voices have not been heard as loud as they should have been until now. All of those silenced voices weren't shy to speak out in this election. We shan't forget about all other races, but these three groups are the ones who have struggled the most to gain their voice in elections, ever since the 1700's.

The process is ever evolving. In other words this means a foundational change, and something new. The edition of a specific group to the vote population is something new, a foundational change. The addition of groups to the voting population is all part of the ever evolving process. Groups will keep being added because of these processes. The background of these groups goes back to the first presidential election of George Washington in 1787. Since that election these three groups have worked their way to become part of the voting population in America. It's funny to think that the three groups that were excluded from the voting population had the most impact on the 2008 Presidential Election. Black actors of high stature such as Will Smith and Oprah Winfrey who were pro Obama had a huge impact on the black community persuading them to go vote. In this election women also played a part in this election. The women voted 13% more in favor of Obama then McCain in this election. We can't forget about young voters as well. In this election, Obama won 2-to-1 because of the young voters.

I found a great article about how these three groups impacted the election and more!

Here is a link to that article called Hey Barack, Don't Forget: "You Gotta Dance With Them What Brung Ya"