In this editorial The Post endorses the work of the Committee to Modernize Voter Registration. ONE WAS general counsel to John McCain’s 2008 presidential campaign, the other held a similar post with Al Franken’s campaign for the Minnesota U.S. Senate seat. It’s hard to imagine Trevor Potter and Marc Elias agreeing on much. Yet the […]
Month: August 2009
Krugman and “Vast Expansion of Corporate Interest”
The Times’ Paul Krugman bemoans what he sees as a “vast expansion of corporate interest” harming the country’s political system.
Twitter and the Florida Senate Race
The AP covers how candidates in Florida are using Twitter and Facebook. It sets up a test on how effective new communication and social networking can be in overcoming the name recognition and huge financial advantage held by the other major candidate in the race — Republican Gov. Charlie Crist, who’s more of an old […]