Michael Bennet's Influence On Health Care

In this era of politics, social media has very high power and influence. Since our generation can’t seem to put down their phones or stop refreshing Facebook, many members of politics use their social media accounts to announce their opinions on certain topics. It could be said that the mass media has a “hold” over the political arena. Media can even “make or break” political careers or political parties. Thus, it becomes very important for political members to keep their social media accounts updated. Michael Bennett, the Democrat Senator of Colorado, keeps his twitter, facebook, and website to date with his priorities and plans. While most of his priorities have to do with the environment, he makes announces about problems that Colorado faces

On his website, he states that he “has taken a leading role in working to improve our nation 's healthcare system and making sure it works for Colorado families.” (Michael Bennet U.S. Senator of Colorado) If someone were to just read his website, one would think he strongly believes in fighting for health care. But, in a recent interview he brushed off questions regarding the decision that liberals successfully placed a single-payer health care system proposal on the ballot for 2016. (Michael Bennet Dodges..) This was a discrepancy between his social media communication and his statements outside of his website. It is easy to write your opinions online and make yourself sound professional. One can say they have complex plans to fix the issues we face today, but actions have to speak louder than words. Even in the comments of his post, people complain that they have called his office to get his real opinion on certain issues. Michael focuses so much on allowing people to know his goals on his social media that he may forgot that he has to address certain issues in

His social media is very effective at communicating their policy goals to a broader audience. While researching about his opinions on certain issues, his website was the one place to always find the answer. On his website, he has a section just for his top priorities and goals. He is constantly tweeting or posting on facebook and his followers see it by liking or reblogging it. Recently, social media has become the number one resource to find out what a political leader believes in or not. It’s so much easier to just search on google what a person thinks, then actually putting in the effort to watch interviews and television broadcasts on a person. Social Media is definitely changing politics. Americans can become in direct contact with their senators and even the president by simply commenting or sending them a tweet. In the future, we might be doing everything on our computers and smartphones, including even possibly voting. The fact is, as time goes on social media is playing a bigger role in the political world and changing the way Americans think about their