Wikileaks has effected many areas of politics. For instance Sarah Palin's email was hacked and several of her emails were posted online on the wikileaks website. This in turn, motivated Sarah Palin to take a stand and discriminate against wikileaks, Sarah Palin asks ""Why was he not pursued with the same urgency we pursue al Qaeda and Taliban leaders?"

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2010/11/29/2010-11-29_sarah_palin_claims_she_would_have_stopped_wikileaks.html#ixz

So far, no legal action from the White House has been iniciated against the wikileaks website. 

Though Wikileaks may be a controversial issue, it can benefit voters by giving them more information about politicians. 

Sarah Palins emails can be found on the Wikileaks website here:

http://mirror.wikileaks.info/wiki/Sarah_Palin_Yahoo_inbox_2008/