AmsterdamThe emergence of a YouTube video that captures U.S. Rep. Paul Tonko speeding on the Thruway on his way to an event two months ago is a window on how politics is being shaped by technology and social media.It also shows what can happen when a politician without access to a helicopter tries to attend seven events in four counties in 12 hours.The video, which shows Tonko speeding and weaving in and out of traffic while driving east on the Thruway on May 17, was uploaded by someone named "Mikheii" whose dashboard video camera was recording traffic at the time.Now, Jim Fischer, a town of Ballston Republican who is challenging Tonko for the 20th Congressional District seat in the fall election, is using the video against Tonko — something that couldn't have happened before the spread of social media and the high-tech gadgets that make the platforms so powerful."While all of us, at times, exceed the posted speed limits, the recent video showing Congressman Paul Tonko reportedly driving 93 miles per hour on the New York State Thruway, weaving through traffic, tailgating and hitting the 'rumble strip' on the shoulder multiple times, indicates a profound lack of judgment and concern for the safety of other motorists and their passengers, while raising serious questions as to whether he feels he is subject to the same laws as the rest of us," Fischer said in a statement released earlier in the week.