presidential campaign 2008

So it seems that "new media" users and activists are spurring challenges to the way we think about presidential campaigns. We've had the YouTube/CNN debate, and now we're gearing up for the HRC/Logo debate. While neither HRC nor Logo are "new media" entities, they want to use the democratizing force of the Internet by inviting you to submit questions that will be asked by HRC president Joe Solmonese, singer Melissa Etheridge, and journalist Jonathan Capeheart.

Issues that uniquely affect the lives of LGBT citizens are often neglected in presidential politics. Do you have a question you'd like the candidates to address? Is there an issue you think has been left out of the traditional debate scheme too often?

Human Rigths Campaign and MTV Logo host the first ever presidential debate devoted entirely to LGBT issues. From their release:

This historic two-hour forum, moderated by Margaret Carlson, will be broadcast live on the Logo network and online at the Logo website on Thursday, Aug. 9, starting at 9 p.m. EST.

Confirmed candidates now include:

• Hillary Clinton,
• Christopher Dodd,
• John Edwards,
• Mike Gravel,
• Dennis Kucinich,
• Barack Obama, and
• Bill Richardson.

The panelists asking the questions will be Joe Solmonese (HRC president), singer Melissa Etheridge and journalist Jonathan Capeheart.

For more information or to submit a question for the candidates, click here.