Comment Role of a candidates web site... (Score 1) 275
What role do you see a candidate's web site as being, compared with other websites such as http://www.vote-smart.org/?
I've been to many of the presidential candidate web-sites and am usually not impressed with the depth of information as compared to nonpartisan web sites. Outside of background information, better written bio's, and other non critical information, I find no (useful) information on a candidate's web site. They never allow me to compare one person's views against another, nor do they usually back up their claims.
Do you think it's possible or reasonable to expect that a politician's web site will ever be anything more than a contrived attempt to persuade the general public? And if not, then why would any informed internet user go there when they can get (much) less biased (and useful) information elsewhere?
I've been to many of the presidential candidate web-sites and am usually not impressed with the depth of information as compared to nonpartisan web sites. Outside of background information, better written bio's, and other non critical information, I find no (useful) information on a candidate's web site. They never allow me to compare one person's views against another, nor do they usually back up their claims.
Do you think it's possible or reasonable to expect that a politician's web site will ever be anything more than a contrived attempt to persuade the general public? And if not, then why would any informed internet user go there when they can get (much) less biased (and useful) information elsewhere?
