"Perry's Campaign Decision"

     I hope not to sound harsh, but I find Mrs. Yessica Martinez’ blog dull. The title lacks an attention grabbing phrase. Presidential campaigns are a current issue, however; our focus in government class should be on important issues. The campaign style of a presidential candidate falls far behind the importance of what is happening in Congress. With the recession, the failed Obama administration legislation, the occupy- wall -street protests, the bank’s criminal activities, there is so much more to report on and discuss. What I found interesting in her blog was the statement of how “These debates are just a way to discredit each other in front of the American people.” I found this worth reading because it reminds the American people of how we choose our leaders. Yessica simply offers her disappointment with how current political campaigns compare to those of the 19^th century, noting the old use of “stump speeches” where citizens could become more personally familiar with the candidates. Again, Mrs. Martinez’ blog lacked valuable news and research. She offered the blog readers a link to a website to read more about Perry’s decision to remove him-self from debates instead of paraphrasing and including a hyperlink to her research.  

     After reading her entire blog three times I found myself thinking, “I already knew that campaigns are not run fairly or for the purpose of showing what a candidate is made of behind the scenes.” If I were to revise this blog I would research how and why presidential debates affects our perceptions of them and what could happen to Perry’s votes  once he stops debating. Still, I wouldn’t use this blog for our government class because we are asked specifically to blog of politics in a critical thinking manner and this article would be that if there were more details about how the 2012 campaign dynamics would be affected.

 Mrs. Martinez' blog can be read here:

 

http://ymartinezaccgovt2305.blogspot.com/2011/10/perry-ignites-discussion-over-debates.html