The Post notes that Hugo Chavez has more Twitter followers (about 250,000) than any other account in Venezuela. Meanwhile, Mitt Romney has about 12,000 followers. Mike Huckabee has about 72,000. Tim Pawlenty has about 16,000. Scott Brown has about 24,000. Newt Gingrich has about 1.3 million.
Day: May 9, 2010
Washington Post against “secret corporate money”
The Post editorializes in support of The DISCLOSE Act this morning. The most important provision, however, is disclosure. Here, the proposal would go beyond addressing the particular problems created by the Citizens United ruling and improve on existing law. It would require disclosure of the underlying donors in independent expenditures and broaden disclosure requirements for […]
Internet voting for overseas and military voters
The Times reports on developments in internet voting here. Nearly three million overseas and military voters from at least 33 states will be permitted to cast ballots over the Internet in November using e-mail or fax, in part because of new regulations proposed last month by the federal agency that oversees voting.