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YouTube Town Hall: where your views count
May 18, 2011
(Cross-posted from the
YouTube Blog
)
How would you vote if you focused purely on the ideas needed to make our country and our world a better place, rather than on the parties putting them forward? That’s a question that the new
YouTube Town Hall
seeks to answer.
YouTube Town Hall is an online platform for members of Congress to virtually debate and discuss the most important issues of the day. You can select an issue, watch two short videos of members of Congress expressing different perspectives on how to tackle this issue, and then support the one you agree with most. The most supported videos will be tracked on the
YouTube Town Hall Leaderboard
. After you watch the video, you’ll find out which party the representative comes from—and sometimes you might be surprised.
The first issues up for debate—budget, economy, energy, Afghanistan, education and healthcare—are those that were among the most popular on Google News and Google search over the past year. You’ll also have the opportunity to ask the questions you want members of Congress to answer. Every month, members of Congress will add new videos to the site answering a selection of the top-voted questions. So if you’re interested in lowering gas prices, reforming the tax system or making college more affordable,
ask now
!
Posted by Will Houghteling, YouTube News and Politics
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