Dec 26
By John Hawkins, Townhall.com
15) The Rise of the Mama Grizzlies: Sarah Palin did more to promote women candidates than anyone has ever done before, Smart Girl Politics started to make a name for themselves, women candidates like Renee Ellmers and Nikki Haley drew national attention, and the GOP carried the female vote for the first time since 1982.
14) Stuxnet: It was a revolutionary … Read more
Dec 22
By Star Parker, Townhall.com
Next month the Republican National Committee will elect a chairman to lead their party into the 2012 presidential election.
Current chairman Michael Steele, who has been a source of controversy throughout his two year tenure, is being challenged by a number of candidates.
Many Republicans are unhappy with Steele’s leadership style and management. But despite the relevance of … Read more
Nov 09
By Anthony Calabrese, Mashable
Social media is changing the face of democracy in the U.S., and Facebook is leading the way. The 2010 congressional elections were just the latest example of how the social web is driving real-world change in ways the founding fathers never dreamed of.
On Facebook, more than 12 million people used the “I voted” button … Read more
Nov 03
By Craig Howie, Los Angeles Times
Twitter, Facebook, Google and Foursquare all did their bit for democracy Tuesday with election-themed widgets and services appearing on their pages.
Facebook featured an online vote counter, which appears at the top of a user’s feed and allows users to click to say they voted, which earns them an “I voted” badge they can use a profile picture.
As of 11 a.m. PDT, the counter had been … Read more
Nov 01
By Dan Zarella, DanZarella.com
With the 2010 midterm elections coming up on Tuesday, I decided to look into the correlation of candidates Twitter accounts and their recent performance in polls.
I gathered a random sample of 30 senate, house and governor races from RealClearPolitics database of recent election polls and gathered each the number of followers had by each candidate in each race. I used the Twitter accounts linked to by the … Read more
