Can tech personalities break into politics?

Hall, Linda. "Can Tech Personalities break into politics?". CNN. http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=3628008386551780171

Recently we've movie stars, astronauts, and basketball players get involved in politics. Now ebay CEO Meg Whitman is looking to do the same. She wants to prove that the tech-savvy can be trusted enough in politics. This isn't the first time a high-tech person has got involved in politics, there are many minor positions filled but whitman is running for governor in California. The article also talks about how its becoming more and more important for the contestants to show skills in this new technological world. President Obama could use a blackberry like there was no tomorrow while John McCain didn't even have email, he now uses twitter. "Technology and innovation have improved every business and saved millions and millions of dollars," Meg Whitman said, promising to do the same for California.

I love the fact that the media world is becoming mixed in with the political world. Its Just like my first blog post on Obama trying to "make it cool again". This is a new generation, one where trying to function without an email is nearly impossible. Ebay is definitely one of the biggest markets online and I think if Meg Whitman can oversee ebay with all of its success then she is clearly going to be a big competitor in this next California governor election. Even in slightly smaller, yet still very important, elections like the mayoral election in provo the candidates have facebook pages, blog sights, and websites you can visit to get all sorts of information. The media is everywhere. Having a tech-savvy person in politics would be great!