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Reading the assigned reading and following class discussion has brought me to a realization.
This stuff is sophisticated.
Next I thought, what does this mean for me, and I came to an epiphany (one that I am sure most others in New Media class came to long ago). This being the more complicated the field of political management gets the more money I should be able to make.
Over the past fifty years, political operatives have been building the niche of political management. My peers and I in the George Washington Political Management (GSPM) program are attaining skills that the amateur, the guy that runs political races on the side during his free time, does not have.
As this process continues with technological advances the gap between the professionals and the amateurs will only grow.
Could technology actually limit political speech by making it necessary to have a professional operative on the payroll to run a competitive campaign?
This stuff is sophisticated.
Next I thought, what does this mean for me, and I came to an epiphany (one that I am sure most others in New Media class came to long ago). This being the more complicated the field of political management gets the more money I should be able to make.
Over the past fifty years, political operatives have been building the niche of political management. My peers and I in the George Washington Political Management (GSPM) program are attaining skills that the amateur, the guy that runs political races on the side during his free time, does not have.
As this process continues with technological advances the gap between the professionals and the amateurs will only grow.
Could technology actually limit political speech by making it necessary to have a professional operative on the payroll to run a competitive campaign?
2 Comments:
I hope technology drives a gap between the amateur and professional political manager, otherwise I won’t be able to pay off my student loans!
Seriously, I think that as technology does continue to play a large role, political managers will need to know how to utilize, operate and director much more strategically designed campaigns. Those who do not have technological experience will be at a disadvantage, especially as our generation gets older.
I predict that by the time our generation gets into our 40s we will have a whole new level of political managers. These political managers will need to not only have technological skills, but be able to strategically place their candidates or issues on the internet as not a secondary strategy, but a primary strategy.
I would like to add - "professionals" does not mean people who have attended this program or other programs like it. In fact, most campaign staff and consultants are organic and can learn the skills on a campaign.
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