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Politico to mine Facebook for insight into voter sentiments

You might think that Facebook's millions of U.S. users would be a good resource for anyone who wants to get a sense of what people are thinking about politics in (almost) real time. The news site Politico clearly agrees, as it's just struck a partnership to measure the political sentiments of Facebook users.

Under the terms of the partnership, which was announced today, Politico readers will be given inside looks at the Facebook conversations taking place in advance of the South Carolina Republican presidential primary on January 21. It's not clear if the partnership extends beyond … Read more

Congressman quits after shirtless-photo flap

This is a story with whose protagonist, I feel sure, many men will sympathize.

Especially if those men are politicians or NFL quarterbacks.

I refer, with sad, troubled eyes, to the demise of Christopher Lee, a Republican congressional representative from New York.

The 46-year-old Lee announced his resignation on his Web site after he allegedly sent a photograph of his rather fetching upper half (rather than his better half) to a woman he encountered on Craigslist.

It seems, according to Gawker, that the congressman was in need, as are so many male politicians, of female company.

So he reportedly scoured … Read more

Whitman to make Calif. gubernatorial bid official

Former eBay CEO Meg Whitman is expected to officially declare her candidacy for governor of California on Tuesday.

Whitman, who has never served an elected public office, will announce her bid for the Republican nomination in 2010 during a speech in Fullerton, Calif. She will reportedly campaign on a platform of cutting state spending by $15 billion and reducing the state's workforce by 17 percent.

Whitman, 53, will become a leading Republican candidate to succeed outgoing Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who will retire because of term limits.

Whitman stepped down as CEO of eBay in March 2008, a decade after … Read more

Minnesota Senate fight continues on YouTube

More than 100 days after Election Day 2008, the battle between Norm Coleman and Al Franken for a chance to represent Minnesota in the Senate rages on.

Keeping up these disputes costs money, and with a tough fight ahead for Coleman, the Republican incumbent has recruited as many GOP senators as one could fit into a two-minute video to solicit money for him on YouTube.

The Coleman campaign posted the video to its YouTube page on Tuesday. It features calls for financial help from Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio), Republican National Committee Chairman … Read more

GOP tries to rebuild brand with technology

WASHINGTON--The GOP doesn't have a technology problem, Republicans insisted Friday--it has an image problem.

Since Barack Obama deftly used new media and social networks to build unprecedented online support and win the presidency last year, the Republican party has been fighting to catch up to Democrats' use of technology.

"When we get to 2010, I want my campaigns here," Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele said as he held up his cell phone at the party's Tech Summit on Friday. "I want whatever we're doing to be within my thumb's reach. We don'… Read more