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YouTube Changing Political Landscape

YouTube.com is changing the way politics are played out on a national level. We'll explore what the YouTube revolution means for politics in tonight's Full Focus.

For years voters preparing for election day have been  turning to TV, radio and print for  information and impressions of candidates and ballot measures.  But now the Internet is offering more sources. Bloggers came along in the last presidential election.  Then last year, YouTube.com came online. It has already affected public perception and perhaps the political futures of senators John Kerry, George Allen and Conrad Burns. What does the YouTube revolution mean for politics?

  • David Sullivan, professor of political communications at the University of San Diego.

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