While campaigning for the Whitehouse, Obama hosted massive events, kept in constant contact with his grassroots supporters via e-mail, and has thousands of people working for his cause. Upon entering the Whitehouse, his Blackberry seems the only thing Obama was allowed to keep.
As President Obama pushed his message for a new economic stimulus package, it lacks the same effectiveness of his many messages prior to entering office. Some critics blame the cave-man technology the Whitehouse embodies. The political blog, Politico compares this to a battle between the Jetsons and the Flinstones. Obama was cut off /blocked from his more than a million- person e-mail support. According to Politico, because of government ethics Obama’s grassroots organizations were forced to disassemble. As we all know, these grassroots organizations played a major role in the wide spread popularity in the Obama campaign. How does the Obama fortress hold in this Stone Age territory?
Politico see’s Obama currently loosing the “message war.” Without the large scaled events, Obama is having trouble making newsworthy events. Making the move from “ I” to “we” also seems to be plaguing the Obama camp. Politico sees the Whitehouse competing for attention right now. As Obama hosts important political figures at the White House, Hilary Clinton is sworn in as Secretary State--- immediately focus shifts away from the stimulus package.
Politico suggests isolating a presidential appearance for maximum impact--- something Obama’s PR team has no mastered yet.
The internet has struck an age of user-based content; advertisements, products, and services are now based on what the consumer wants. Is it time the government work on a more user-based model? Would it be unethical to allow grassroots Obama sectors to continue to work through the next four years?
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