SurveyUSA: Boucher Leads Griffith By 10 In VA-9
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In the election for US House of Representatives in Virginia’s 9th Congressional District were today (09/03/10) incumbent Democrat Rick Boucher defeats Republican State House Majority Leader Morgan Griffith 50% to 40% , according to this latest exclusive WDBJ-TV poll conducted by SurveyUSA. Compared to an identical SurveyUSA poll released 6 weeks ago, little has changed; Boucher is down a nominal 2 points, Griffith is up a nominal 1 point. The contest remains tied among men; among women, Boucher leads by 22 points, essentially unchanged. 1 in 4 Republicans continue to cross over to vote for the Democrat.
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SurveyUSA: Boucher Leads Griffith By 10 In VA-9
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In the election for US House of Representatives in Virginia’s 9th Congressional District were today (09/03/10) incumbent Democrat Rick Boucher defeats Republican State House Majority Leader Morgan Griffith 50% to 40% , according to this latest exclusive WDBJ-TV poll conducted by SurveyUSA. Compared to an identical SurveyUSA poll released 6 weeks ago, little has changed; Boucher is down a nominal 2 points, Griffith is up a nominal 1 point. The contest remains tied among men; among women, Boucher leads by 22 points, essentially unchanged. 1 in 4 Republicans continue to cross over to vote for the Democrat.
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Barack Obama Is Shankapotomus
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Just a little Friday humor. Now look at George Bush’s finish. I can tell you which one I would rather have as a partner (both for the conversation and quality of play).
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Barack Obama Is Shankapotomus
Barack Obama Is Shankapotomus
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Just a little Friday humor. Now look at George Bush’s finish. I can tell you which one I would rather have as a partner (both for the conversation and quality of play).
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O’Donnell Earns College Degree Just Ahead Of Delaware GOP Primary
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I know we have been a little hard on conservative Delaware Senate candidate Christine O’Donnell , but Friday’s story by David Catanese in Politico takes the cake. According to Catanese : Seventeen years after she attended the school and two weeks before her Republican primary against Rep. Mike Castle, Delaware Senate candidate Christine O’Donnell officially earned her college degree, according to an official from Fairleigh Dickinson University. Scott Giglio, assistant director of public relations at the Madison, N.J., university, told POLITICO the Tea Party Express-backed Senate hopeful was officially awarded her bachelor of arts degree in English literature on Wednesday. Citing privacy reasons, Giglio could not explain the reasoning behind the timing, but O’Donnell’s campaign manager said Friday the candidate met a final course requirement this summer.
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Twitter Surpasses 145 Million Registered Users
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Twitter CEO Evan Williams announced that Twitter has passed 145 million registered users, which means Twitter has gained almost 40 million in the last four months. Williams also announced that 16% of new users sign up via mobile. Read more from Jennifer Van Grove at Mashable
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New Campaign Video: Pioneers and Lumberjacks
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Here is the new campaign video from Sean Duffy (R-WI) which highlights his background as a lumberjack competitor. via The Daily Caller
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NRCC ‘Young Guns’: A New Generation of Conservative Leaders
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Here is the new ad from the National Republican Congressional Committee’s “Young Guns.” Also, a nice plug for their book.
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Dems Splash Their App Around
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OFA recently released an updated iPhone app that “equips Democratic canvassers to quickly pull up data on voters in their turf (including maps to where they live), find literature that can be passed onto interested contacts, and, important, keep track of what field organizers are learning from their time spent going after voters.” People who visit mybarackobama.com from their iPhone are automatically asked if they would like to download the new OFA app. Nancy Scola writes “That’s one way of getting a fairly esoteric app like this distributed to more people.” Read more from Nancy Scola at TechPresident
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Cuccinelli Speaks Out About Cap-And-Trade
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Here is a news clip from Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli’s town hall meeting about cap and trade and his plan to stop energy rate hikes. via Tri-Cities
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Clark Rescinds offer To Withdraw In 5th District
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The congressional race in Virginia’s 5 th district continues to get stranger. Independent candidate Jeffery Clark has officially rescinded his offer to withdraw from the race after no one came forward about leaking information to the press about his long history of personal debt. The Daily Progress ran a story on Sunday documenting Clark’s history of debt and a 1993 bankruptcy filing. Read more at The News & Advance
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Next On Greenpeace’s Enemy List: Facebook
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Greenpeace has started a campaign to try and get Facebook to stop using coal at its new data center. Crunchgear warns that Greenpeace often uses attention-seeking pranks to get their point across, so Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg should watch out. Not related but Greenpeace may have the most obnoxious street teams around. Read more from Nicholas Deleson at CrunchGear
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Hilarious Chuck Norris Video From NRA: Register To Vote
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Hahaha. The National Rifle Association is about the last place I would expect a video like this to come from.
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Two New Polls Show Hurt Leading Perriello
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There are two new polls out that show state Senator Robert Hurt (R) leading incumbent Rep. Tom Perriello (D-VA) in VA-5, although the leads differ. The poll conducted by the firm SurveyUSA for WDBJ News in Roanoke, shows Hurt leading Perriello 65 to 31, with Independent candidate Jeffery Clark receiving 2 percent. While a poll taken by Ayres McHenry & Associates, shows Hurt leading by 6 points. Read more Ben Pershing at The Washington Post
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Rick Scott Shuns Mobile In Running Mate Announcement
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In 2008, Obama famously sent a text message announcing Joe Biden would be his running mate. Florida gubernatorial candidate Rick Scott (R) decided to forgo the mobile route and announced his choice for Lieutenant Governor by e-mail. Vince Harris, senior web consultant for the Scott campaign, explained, “Email ‘still king’ when it comes to fundraising and communicating with voters. We chose purposely not to engage in a mobile program. I learned with the [Bob] McDonnell campaign… that mobile just isn’t there yet in terms of usage.” Harris understands that what might be “hot” in the tech world isn’t necessarily the most effective tool for a campaign. Read more from Kate Kaye at ClickZ
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Rigell To Engage In 2nd Debate With Nye
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Despite the threatening weather, Republican candidate Scott Rigell will debate incumbent Rep. Glenn Nye (D-VA) tonight at the Second Calvary Baptist Church in Norfolk at 7:00 pm. The debate will be moderated by local CBS affiliate WTKR-3 reporter, Barbara Ciara. I like the comment from Linda Baylis Spence on Rigell’s Facebook post about the debate, “Rain, Snow, Sleet or Hurricane…Scott Rigell still delivers!” Visit Rigell’s Facebook page for more information
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Video: Breakdown of Virginia’s Redistricting
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Here is Jeff Schapiro of The Richmond Times-Dispatch rundown of Virginia’s redistricting process. via The Richmond Times Dispatch
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Could Gmail’s Priority Inbox Improve Political Emails?
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I love this. Nancy Sola of TechPresident has a quote from creative director Elliot Ross about Gmail’s Priority Inbox impact on political e-mails: “The key to getting into the priority inbox is relevance. The user is now actively teaching filters what they want to read, so every mailing should be as useful and engaging as possible. This means segregating your lists, following design and HTML best practice and cutting out irrelevant ‘blanket blasts’ to everyone. It might even mean mailing people less sometimes.” I hope Priority Inbox makes political campaigns tailor their e-mail campaigns to certain people rather than blasting them to everyone. Read more from Nancy Scola at TechPresident
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The GOP’s Colorado Divide
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Re-posted from The American Spectator By: Ford O’Connell and Steve Pearson Republicans head into the stretch run of this campaign season with a chance to make major gains in Colorado. But if an amicable solution to a tense intraparty divide at the top of the ticket is not resolved in a timely manner, the GOP could be locked out of the Centennial State for years to come. Today, Colorado is viewed as a solidly Democratic state. Obama carried it with 53.5 percent of the vote in 2008. The governor, both senators, both houses of the legislature and five of seven congressional seats are controlled by Democrats. Republicans coughed up both Senate seats, two House seats, the governorship and both houses of the General Assembly in just two elections — 2004 and 2006.
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Hugh Hefner Tweets About Lunch With Congresswoman
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Yesterday, Hugh Hefner tweeted , “Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez is having lunch at the Mansion. I’m a long time supporter.” No one is going to question Sanchez (D-CA) having lunch with Hefner at the Playboy Mansion, but I wonder if a man would get the same free pass? Read more from Elise Viebeck at The Hill
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Hugh Hefner Tweets About Lunch With Congresswoman
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Yesterday, Hugh Hefner tweeted , “Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez is having lunch at the Mansion. I’m a long time supporter.” No one is going to question Sanchez (D-CA) having lunch with Hefner at the Playboy Mansion, but I wonder if a man would get the same free pass? Read more from Elise Viebeck at The Hill
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Google Counter-Offer Of 15% Raise, x4 Stock Benefits, 500k Cash Turned Down For Facebook Job
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TechCrunch is reporting that Facebook is in a recruiting sweet spot, “Out of control growth in users and revenue and a nearly certain IPO run in the near future. That’s when employee growth expands at the greatest rate for a company as it grows from hundreds to thousands and then tens of thousands of employees.” As a result, 118 Google employees have left to go to Facebook, according to LinkedIn . To stop this exodus Google is offering extraordinary counteroffers: “One recent Googler, we’ve confirmed, was recently offered a counter offer he couldn’t refuse (except he did). He was offered a 15% raise on his $150,000 mid level developer salary, quadruple the stock benefits and…wait for it…a $500,000 cash bonus to stay for a year. He took the Facebook offer anyway.” That is a whole lot of cheese. However, TechCrunch points out: “Facebook is quietly telling people, never in writing, that there’s no reason their stock won’t hit $100 billion in total valuation over the next couple of years. No guarantees, yadda yadda, but hey if you get 1/10 of 1%, that’s $100 million in stock. Now it’s a party.” Wish I had to make a choice like that.
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Slideshow On The State of Mobile Communications
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Report from Burson-Marsteller and Proof Integrated Communications about the state of mobile communications. What do you think? Via Burson-Marsteller and Proof Integrated Communications
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‘Young Guns’ Program Joins Twitter
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The National Republican Congressional Committee’s “Young Guns” has joined Twitter under the handle @ YoungGunsGOP . The account’s bio reads “House GOP Whip Cantor, Rep. McCarthy, & Rep. Ryan. The time has come to move the country forward with a clear agenda based on common sense for the common good.” The first tweet was “Watch the trailer for the new book “Young Guns: A New Generation of Conservative Leaders” here: http://bit.ly/bKbtuH #tcot .” Read more from Elise Viebeck at The Hill
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Playing With Fire In Delaware
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On Monday, the Tea Party Express announced that it would wade into the Delawa re GOP Sen ate primary by funding a sizeable amount of television and radio advertising to support conservative Christine O’Donnell in her bid against Mike Castle . After the Tea Party Express demonstrated a keen eye for spotting opportunity and flying below the radar in Alaska, GOP loyalists have to be scratching their heads and Delaware Democrats should be licking their chops at this late foray into the First State. At some level, it would be fair to draw a parallel between Lisa Murkowski and Mike Castle. Yet, unlike Alaska’s Joe Miller, O’Donnell is not an unknown candidate. Recent polls show her leading the pack when it comes to unfavorable ratings, so Delaware voters are not in the dark about her campaign. While O’Donnell may fair better than Castle in a conservative purity test, she can be considered, at this juncture, a flawed candidate. As Hotline On Call’s Jeremy Jacobs notes , O’Donnell’s personal finances merit closer scrutiny; as does her record
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Ethics Probe Sought on 1st District Democratic Candidate
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First Congressional District GOP Chairman Tom Foley has called for an official ethics investigation of Democratic candidate Krystal Ball over her campaign finance reports. Between 2009 and 2010 Ball’s personal wealth went from $100,000 to over $1 million due to liquidation of stock options in an educational software company. However, Foley points out, “substantial and serious omissions between what was reported, what is seemingly required by the published instructions, and Candidate Ball’s husband’s statement as reported in the April 21, 2010 Virginia Gazette.” A spokesman for Ball called the request a “political witch hunt.” Ball is challenging incumbent Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA). Read more from JR Hoeft at Bearing Drift
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In Targeting Murkowski, Tea Party Chooses Wisely
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Nate Silver has a new article complimenting the tea party on the wise decision to challenge Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK). If you hadn’t heard, Murkowski conceded this morning to tea party backed candidate Joe Miller in Alaska’s Republican primary. Silver explains that Murkowski is by no means a liberal, but she has not always followed the party line. He adds that those moderate tendencies in one of the most conservative states in the country made her vulnerable to a challenge from a conservative tea party candidate
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McDonnell Declares State Of Emergency As Precaution For Earl
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From the Office of Governor Bob McDonnell Governor Bob McDonnell today declared a state of emergency in the Commonwealth of Virginia, a step authorizing state agencies to take precautionary action to prepare for any potential impacts in eastern Virginia from Hurricane Earl. A state of emergency must be declared under state law so that additional resources are available and positioned for use if necessary. The latest National Weather Service models show that Earl is expected to take a track to the east of the Commonwealth with minimal impacts. Models also indicate Hurricane Earl will be well clear of the Mid-Atlantic region prior to the holiday weekend. Speaking about the declaration, Governor McDonnell noted, “The current forecast has Hurricane Earl passing east of Virginia later this week. However, a change in the storm’s path could bring hazardous weather conditions to eastern Virginia. This declaration is a precautionary move which will allow state agencies to be ready just in case resources are needed.” In declaring a state of emergency, the governor authorizes state agencies to identify and position resources and manpower for quick response anywhere they are needed in Virginia. In anticipation of this weather system: The Virginia Emergency Operations Center is coordinating the state’s preparation for the storm at Increased Readiness condition with increased staffing
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From the Office of Governor Bob McDonnell Governor Bob McDonnell today declared a state of emergency in the Commonwealth of Virginia, a step authorizing state agencies to take precautionary action to prepare for any potential impacts in eastern Virginia from Hurricane Earl. A state of emergency must be declared under state law so that additional resources are available and positioned for use if necessary. The latest National Weather Service models show that Earl is expected to take a track to the east of the Commonwealth with minimal impacts. Models also indicate Hurricane Earl will be well clear of the Mid-Atlantic region prior to the holiday weekend. Speaking about the declaration, Governor McDonnell noted, “The current forecast has Hurricane Earl passing east of Virginia later this week. However, a change in the storm’s path could bring hazardous weather conditions to eastern Virginia. This declaration is a precautionary move which will allow state agencies to be ready just in case resources are needed.” In declaring a state of emergency, the governor authorizes state agencies to identify and position resources and manpower for quick response anywhere they are needed in Virginia. In anticipation of this weather system: The Virginia Emergency Operations Center is coordinating the state’s preparation for the storm at Increased Readiness condition with increased staffing.
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McDonnell Declares State Of Emergency As Precaution For Earl
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From the Office of Governor Bob McDonnell Governor Bob McDonnell today declared a state of emergency in the Commonwealth of Virginia, a step authorizing state agencies to take precautionary action to prepare for any potential impacts in eastern Virginia from Hurricane Earl. A state of emergency must be declared under state law so that additional resources are available and positioned for use if necessary. The latest National Weather Service models show that Earl is expected to take a track to the east of the Commonwealth with minimal impacts. Models also indicate Hurricane Earl will be well clear of the Mid-Atlantic region prior to the holiday weekend. Speaking about the declaration, Governor McDonnell noted, “The current forecast has Hurricane Earl passing east of Virginia later this week. However, a change in the storm’s path could bring hazardous weather conditions to eastern Virginia. This declaration is a precautionary move which will allow state agencies to be ready just in case resources are needed.” In declaring a state of emergency, the governor authorizes state agencies to identify and position resources and manpower for quick response anywhere they are needed in Virginia. In anticipation of this weather system: The Virginia Emergency Operations Center is coordinating the state’s preparation for the storm at Increased Readiness condition with increased staffing
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McDonnell Declares State Of Emergency As Precaution For Earl
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From the Office of Governor Bob McDonnell Governor Bob McDonnell today declared a state of emergency in the Commonwealth of Virginia, a step authorizing state agencies to take precautionary action to prepare for any potential impacts in eastern Virginia from Hurricane Earl. A state of emergency must be declared under state law so that additional resources are available and positioned for use if necessary. The latest National Weather Service models show that Earl is expected to take a track to the east of the Commonwealth with minimal impacts. Models also indicate Hurricane Earl will be well clear of the Mid-Atlantic region prior to the holiday weekend. Speaking about the declaration, Governor McDonnell noted, “The current forecast has Hurricane Earl passing east of Virginia later this week. However, a change in the storm’s path could bring hazardous weather conditions to eastern Virginia. This declaration is a precautionary move which will allow state agencies to be ready just in case resources are needed.” In declaring a state of emergency, the governor authorizes state agencies to identify and position resources and manpower for quick response anywhere they are needed in Virginia.
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VA High Court Chooses First Female Chief Justice
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Members of the Virginia Supreme Court have appointed the court’s first female chief justice. Justice Cynthia Dinah Fannon Kinser will assume the post on Feb. 1, 2011. She will succeed Chief Justice Leroy Rountree Hassell Sr. Former Governor George Allen (R) appointed Kinser in 1997. Read more at The Daily Press
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YouTube To Live Stream Obama’s Iraq Address
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Tonight, President Obama is scheduled to address the nation about the United States combat role in Iraq. The speech will also be streamed live on YouTube. The White House is also giving people the opportunity to ask follow-up questions via its Moderator feature, which will be answered after the speech. This will be the third time Obama has streamed a major speech live on YouTube. Below is the video of Ben Rhodes who will be answering the follow-up questions (he seems a bit nervous). Read more from Brenna Ehlrich at Mashable
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Digg Finally Gets New CEO
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TechCrunch is reporting that Digg has hired Amazon executive Matt Williams to serve as their new CEO. Williams has been with Amazon for eleven years, holding many jobs including GM Webstore, Director Tech Alliances, Director Community & Cross-Merchandising and Director, Auctions and Marketplace. Digg recently released Digg v4, which places a higher emphasis on social features. Read more from Michael Arrington at TechCrunch
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Video: Obama’s Recovery Summer Vacation
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New Heritage Foundation video: “President Obama’s Recovery Summer Vacation.” via The Heritage Foundation
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TweetDeck Warns Of Fake Update
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Today, Twitter officially changed how third party applications and websites gain access to your account, which has caused some outdated versions to fail. Well, some unsavory people have attempted to capitalize on the change by sending out links to fake updates, which act as a trojan horse virus. TweetDeck is warning its users to only download the new update from the official TweetDeck website to avoid downloading a trojan horse virus. Read more from Mike Melanson at ReadWriteWeb
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New CFP VA Race Ratings
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CivicForumPAC (CFP) has released their August Virginia congressional race ratings. CFP sees Rep. Glenn Nye (D-VA-2) and Rep. Tom Perriello (D-VA-5) as “Toss Ups,” while all incumbent Republicans are safe. The ratings also show Rep.
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Tea-Party Candidate in VA-5 Offers To Withdraw If Tipster Comes Forward
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Jeffery Clark says he will drop his bid for Congress in Virginia’s 5 th district if the person who tipped off the press about his long history of personal debt admits it publicly. The Daily Progress reported that Clark filed for bankruptcy in 1993 and has a history of debt going back to the 1980s. In order for him to drop out, Clark said, “the person or persons who tipped off the media must reveal themselves, must say how they came in possession of the documents, disclose whether they were compensated, reveal any political or campaign affiliation, and say on whose behalf they gathered the information.” Clark added that this isn’t about giving up, but rather bringing transparency to the race. If Clark were to back out it would boost state Senator Robert Hurt’s (R) chances. Read more from Brian McNeil at The Richmond Times Dispatch
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Gmail Priority Inbox Launches: Your E-mail Will Never Be the Same
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Today, Google will be rolling out Priority Inbox for Gmail, a new feature for managing massive amounts of e-mail. Watch the video and see why I’m excited.
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Google Mobile Advertising At The Polls In Florida
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It appears several down-ballot candidates in Florida primaries bought “Google online ads on mobile geo-targeted to specific districting, hoping to capture people who are doing last-minute research while waiting in line at the polls.” Christian Ulvert, Dan Gelber’s aide, explained, “For us, the biggest distinguishing factor is that every major newspaper in the state endorsed Gelber, so that’s a message we could get to voters in a few words in an ad, catching their attention on their phones as they’re going into the polls. Lower voter turnout was expected, so we turned to the digital world.” I would be surprised if a majority of Congressional campaigns aren’t using geo-targeted mobile ads on November 2. Read more from Colin Delany at TechPresident
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Congressional Websites Lacking
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According to a recent study by the Brookings Institute, “Congress needs to do more work to improve Web sites and share best practices for Web 2.0 technologies.” The report explains that while a few Congressional websites are exemplary, many are “suboptimal.” This report should come as no surprise to anyone who has spent an extended amount of time on Congressional websites. Read more from Alice Lipowicz at Federal Computer Week
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Ballot Box Virginia House Race Ratings
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The Hill has released their newest race ratings. Here are the Virginia races: Gerry Connolly (VA-11) — Likely Democrat Rick Boucher (VA-9) — Lean Democrat Glenn Nye (VA-2) — Tossup Tom Perriello (VA-5) — Tossup See the rest of the ratings here.
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On Social Media, Wear Your Politics On Your Sleeve
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Alex Priest has a good article about not hiding your political beliefs on social media. Politicians depend on supporters to help push their content, so this article should make them happy. Here are a couple of his points: It’ll come out eventually, anyway. Regardless of the career you’re in, chances are at least one of your political views will come out at some point. Whether it’s in a work environment, during a conversation with a co-worker, or at a happy hour chatting with your boss, politics infect every corner of our lives. Trying to keep politics and social media separate is impractical and simply not worth it. If an employer has a problem with it, you probably don’t want to work for them
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The Tea Party At The Michigan GOP Convention
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In a raucous, record-setting eight-hour session, tea party boosters showed their muscle at the state Republican Party convention, barely ratifying gubernatorial candidate Rick Snyder’s choice for lieutenant governor, Brian Calley, and forcing showdowns in fights for attorney general and secretary of state. In what’s supposed to be a big Republican year, it was clear Republicans have a tiger by the tail with the tea party. The unexpected race for lieutenant governor, customarily the sole discretion of the nominee for governor, provided the loudest fireworks. Meanwhile, former congressman and appeals court Judge Bill Schuette squeaked by Senate Majority Leader Mike Bishop as the delegates’ choice for attorney general. Oakland County Clerk Ruth Johnson won the day’s final showdown — for secretary of state — after courting tea party supporters
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Google Moving Into Facebook Territory
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Digg’s founder Kevin Rose tweeted “Google to launch Facebook competitor very soon.” Google’s recent acquisition of Slide, which makes apps for social networking, has led many to believe that Google is about enter into the social network market. The name Google should make any tech company worry, but Facebook has become so large that I wonder how nervous Mark Zuckerberg would be. Read more from Sonja Ryst at The Washington Post
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Older Adults and Social Media
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A new study from Pew shows social media use has exploded in adults over 50 years old. Here are the results of the study: Between April 2009 and May 2010, social networking use among internet users ages 50-64 grew by 88%–from 25% to 47%. During the same period, use among those ages 65 and older grew 100%–from 13% to 26%. By comparison, social networking use among users ages 18-29 grew by 13%—from 76% to 86%. Social networking use among internet users ages 50 and older nearly doubled—from 22% in April 2009 to 42% in May 2010. One in five (20%) online adults ages 50-64 say they use social networking sites on a typical day, up from 10% one year ago.
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Foursquare Passes 3 Million Users
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The location based social network Foursquare has officially eclipsed 3 million users, according to the site’s public user registration numbers. The site hit 2.6 million users on August 2, which was up from 725,000 in March. Read more Lauren Indvik at Mashable
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Virginia Redistricting Faces Likely Challenges
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The partisan split in the General Assembly might ease lawmakers’ duties next year in the every-10-year exercise in partisan redistricting. But this surface unity regarding legislative districts might not hold up when legislators rewrite the 11 congressional districts, said Mike McDonald , a redistricting expert at George Mason University . With a Democratic majority in the Senate and a Republican majority in the House of Delegates , the House may let the Senate Democrats control their process and the Senate may let the House Republicans do their thing, he said. One possibility is that legislators could let Virginia’s congressional delegation redraw its own boundary lines. But McDonald predicts that whatever plan is devised will wind up in court, as happened after the 1990 census and the 2000 census.
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McDonnell To Hold Town Hall In Danville
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Governor Bob McDonnell will hold a public town hall meeting on Monday in Danville. The town hall is part of McDonnell’s “ Virginia Speaks : A Conversation about Jobs, Government Reform and Our Future” tour. The meeting will be held at the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research at 7 p.m. Read more at Go Dan River
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Florida Leads The Way Online
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Democrats, Republicans, and Independents may disagree on policy issues, but in the state of Florida this year, they all agree on one thing: you need the web to win. While money and time spent courting voters online may differ from campaign to campaign, Florida seems to be leading the way online this year. When Marco Rubio jumped in the Florida Senate race more than a year ago, few seemed to think his chances were high. An aggressive online campaign and help from the conservative blogosphere (spearheaded by Erick Erickson) helped his candidacy gain traction nationally, and then back home in the Sunshine State. Rick Scott’s campaign for Governor was launched with an understanding from the beginning to run an aggressive, targeted online campaign.
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Florida Leads The Way Online