First POST: The "Data Advantage;" Paper Trails
BY Miranda Neubauer | Monday, June 11 2012
Exclusively for Personal Democracy Plus subscribers: Politico revisits Obama's "data advantage;" the Department of Homeland Security irks congressional investigators with its paper trail; and more in today's roundup of news about technology in politics from around the web. Read More
First POST: The Internet Campaign; Grassroots Victories
BY Miranda Neubauer | Friday, June 8 2012
Exclusively for Personal Democracy Plus subscribers: More reporting on the growing influence of the online campaign; Reuters notes the grassroots tactics Republicans used in Wisconsin; the Romney and Obama camps compete for the small-dollar donation crown; and more in a roundup of news about technology in politics from around the web. Read More
Online Voter Registration Bill Introduced in New York State
BY Miranda Neubauer | Thursday, June 7 2012
Proposed legislation introduced in the New York State Senate would allow for online voter registration in the state, automatic voter registration when New Yorkers interact with government agencies, and permit pre-registration of 16- and 17- year-olds. The Voter Empowerment Act of New York was officially announced earlier today at a press conference with sponsors State Senator Michael Gianaris (D), Assemblymember Brian Kavanagh (D) and the Brennan Center for Justice at the NYU School of Law, which supports the plan. Read More
First POST: Hacker's Remorse; Rewriting the White Board
BY Miranda Neubauer | Thursday, June 7 2012
Exclusively for Personal Democracy Plus subscribers: The White House tweaks one of its standby new-media outreach efforts; Mitt Romney's Hotmail hacker is feeling the heat; Congressional observers are feeling good about House leadership's transparency moves; and more in today's roundup of news about technology in politics from around the web. Read More
First POST: Walker's Win
BY Miranda Neubauer | Wednesday, June 6 2012
Exclusively for Personal Democracy Plus subscribers: All about Walker's win in Wisconsin; how a nun's book on sexuality flew to the top of the Amazon bestseller list; questions about Google's pledge to alert potential victims of state-sponsored electronic attacks; and more in today's roundup of news about technology in politics around the web. Read More
First POST: The Omnipresent Walker; Courts and the 'Net
BY Miranda Neubauer | Tuesday, June 5 2012
Exclusively for Personal Democracy Plus subscribers: A blitz of paid search advertising powers the run-up to today's recall election; Justice Stephen Breyer on the founding fathers and the Internet; truth and spin in online ads; and more in today's roundup of news about technology in politics from around the web. Read More
First POST: Recall Watch; Debating Cyberwar
BY Miranda Neubauer | Monday, June 4 2012
Exclusively for Personal Democracy Plus subscribers: Online ads in the run-up to tomorrow's Wisconsin recall; from the judiciary and from Congress, concern about executive-branch cyberwar power; Facebook's governance vote; and more in today's roundup of news about technology in politics from around the web. Read More
Cherokee Nation Members Start Online Effort Against Elizabeth Warren
BY Miranda Neubauer | Friday, June 1 2012
Self-described members of the Cherokee Nation have begun an online effort critical of Democratic Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren's controversial claims of Native American heritage, as was first reported by The Republican in Springfield, Massachusetts. Read More
First POST: Hashtag Hecklers; Obama's Cyberwar?
BY Miranda Neubauer | Friday, June 1 2012
Exclusively for Personal Democracy Plus subscribers: A roundup of news about technology in politics from around the web, including: The New York Times reports President Obama accelerated the U.S.'s plans for offensive maneuvers against Iran's nuclear ambitions — using the Internet; BuzzFeed on Sen. Marco Rubio, who surprised observers by switching to oppose the Stop Online Piracy Act; and more. Read More
Obama Ad Targets Romney on Boston Globe Homepage
BY Miranda Neubauer | Thursday, May 31 2012
As various campaign officials pointed out on Twitter, the Obama campaign has bought a large ad criticizing Mitt Romney on the front of one of the Boston Globe's homepages, Boston.com. Apparently limited to ... Read More