Obama “Clock” Redistributes Wealth To Developer
When I first thought of an “Obama clock”, I imagined that thing that hung on my aunt’s wall: a cat with swinging pendulum tail and eyes that swung back and forth, frightening 5 year-old boys. But, with...
View ArticleRick Perry’s Son, Griff, Takes to Twitter To Promote Dad
Griffin Perry, son of GOP Presidential hopeful Rick Perry, has been a busy guy on Twitter. He posts during debates. He slams Dad’s opponents. He slips in backhanded compliments. Perry himself (or his...
View ArticleMotherlode of Material On Romney Hits Web
A 200-page file on Mitt Romney has been released online. The file is comprehensive in its coverage of Romney’s political positions – as of 2008 anyway – on a wide variety of topics. It is rumored to be...
View ArticleTwitter Responses To Newt’s GOP South Carolina Upset
Newt Gingrich won over South Carolina’s conservative voters this past weekend. Mitt Romney had performed strongly in the past two match-ups – Iowa and New Hampshire – but just couldn’t shake the Newt...
View ArticleTwitter CEO: Don’t Worry About Censorship
Twitter users are pretty angry over the company’s new censorship policy. Twitter’s CEO thinks you worry too much. PC Mag is reporting that Twitter’s CEO Dick Costolo spoke Monday evening at the “Dive...
View ArticleFacebook Helps South Dakota Mayor Win Race
Last June, relatively unknown politician Sam Kooiker decided to run for Mayor of Rapid City, SD. The two-term incumbent mayor of the town of 70,000 was already a household name, and had quite a bit...
View Article‘Joe the Plumber’ Wins Ohio GOP Primary, Faces Kaptur In Fall
Ohio’s 9th Congressional District now has a GOP candidate in the fray, and his name is – Joe the Plumber, a.k.a Samuel Wurzelbacher. If you’re reaching back into the memories of hot political topics...
View ArticleOnline Political Ad Spending Accounts for 1.5%
It has been reported as of late that politicians have been turning to digital media in support of their campaigns, but the actual spending on web ads has been relatively low. In a study by Borrell...
View ArticleObama Bumper Stickers Get Overtly Racist
Stumpy’s Stickers is a classy joint. If you can’t get to them via that link, you’re not alone. Maybe they’ve run to ground after the news about them that has been burning up Facebook and Tumblr the...
View Article“Life of Julia” Creepy and Disgusting Says Paul Ryan
(image) The Obama re-election campaign is in full gear and one of the newest things to show up is a feature on their website called “Life of Julia.” The Life of Julia feature is meant to show the kinds...
View ArticleSteve Jobs Helped Devise Social Strategy For Obama’s Reelection Campaign
President Obama has long been known for his ability to engage the electorate on platforms that have been previously underused by those in the political arena. The president’s social media presence was...
View ArticleStartup Act 2.0: Is Immigration Reform Vital in Moving Innovation Forward?
With the economy weighing heavy on everyone’s mind this election season, legislators are hoping it will help them pass a new initiative. The bill is called Startup Act 2.0 and is designed to spark new...
View ArticleWatch the Conventions, Debates Live with YouTube’s New Elections Hub
YouTube has just announced a pretty impressive addition to the flood of political coverage leading up to the November 6th election. YouTube’s Elections Hub is billed as a “one-stop channel for key...
View ArticleGoogle Makes It Easy To Stay Informed During This Election Year
The Internet played a pretty big role in the 2008 presidential election. That role is expanding even further during the 2012 election and major Internet players are helping you, the voter, to stay...
View ArticleSwing State Votes Key For Both Obama and Romney
The U.S. Department of Labor recently released statistics showing that unemployment isn’t just falling on a national level, but falling in several key election swing states as well. Unemployment in...
View ArticleRomney Blimp Crash Lands in Florida
A blimp carrying a political message in favor of U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney crashed (but didn’t burn) in a field in Davie, Florida on Sunday. The aircraft made an emergency landing and...
View ArticleColin Powell Endorsement: Still Republican, But Voting Democrat
Colin Powell, who was Secretary of State under George W. Bush, publicly announced this morning that he is endorsing President Obama for a second term. Powell backed Obama during the last election, as...
View Article“Bronco Bama” Girl: 4-Year Old Sick Of Election-Talk
I think most of us can commiserate; listening to endless polling stats and predictions, recaps of debates, recaps of campaign stops, and recaps of recaps can be difficult to handle in the weeks leading...
View ArticleCheck Out This Cool “Paths to the White House” Map
Tomorrow’s the big day – Election 2012. Everyone thinks this is going to be a close one (although there’s plenty of debate regarding just how close), and we know that, like many years, the outcome will...
View ArticlePopular Vote: Will Obama Take That, Too?
While the days leading up to the election were stressful for the parties involved, perhaps even more stress was laid upon the shoulders of each candidate’s supporters on election night. It seemed like...
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