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By Valerie S. Johnson
There were 70 million votes cast on a recent American Idol night. How many of those voters will cast a ballot in the ’08 presidential election? How do you get younger people interested and involved in national politics?
Answer: combine money, MySpace, and reality TV. Mark Burnett, producer of the wildly successful “Survivor” series is working up a new political reality show called “Independent.” Contestants will battle it out in the political jungle – using their MySpace profiles and television appearances – for a $1 million cash prize.
However, there are always strings attached in Washington, DC. The winning candidate can use the money only to finance a presidential political campaign, to give to a PAC (political action committee) or to donate to a political cause.
Ready to out-schmooze?
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There were 70 million votes cast on a recent American Idol night. How many of those voters will cast a ballot in the ’08 presidential election? How do you get younger people interested and involved in national politics?
Answer: combine money, MySpace, and reality TV. Mark Burnett, producer of the wildly successful “Survivor” series is working up a new political reality show called “Independent.” Contestants will battle it out in the political jungle – using their MySpace profiles and television appearances – for a $1 million cash prize.
However, there are always strings attached in Washington, DC. The winning candidate can use the money only to finance a presidential political campaign, to give to a PAC (political action committee) or to donate to a political cause.
Ready to out-schmooze?
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