Snow
I took a break this last week and went in search of snow. I had been sitting in front of the computer too long and needed to see something different. I had to go over 10,000 feet to find it but found a foot of snow there in the shade of some trees. Now if I could just find a way of moving some of that moisture back to where I live I could make a lot of people happy.
Now that I am back I will start working on collecting more information on candidates. While most are cooperative, there are a few that don't seem to want to provide even their biographical information. Makes you wonder how responsive they will be once they get elected.
Personally, I am convinced that the internet will change politics rather dramatically. According to the Pew Research about 65% of Nebraskans have internet access. About 69% of the rural homes have internet access. Pew Research also talks about how people use the internet.
I think most people that have internet access now use the internet as a research tool before making a major purchase or significant decision. In this case, I think people will look to the internet to find how candidates believe before deciding on who they will vote for. Sites such as this make it easy for people to quickly compare the candidates and see who best matches what they want.
Candidates that capitalize on the power of the internet will have an advantage over those that do not. One thing that I have noticed as I put this site together is that Democratic party seems to realize this better than the Republican party. That isn't endorsing one party over the other. I am just saying that, as I look at all of the material that is out there, that is how it appears to me.