Before 2008, it was against the rules for Congress to use Twitter. Today, nearly every member is on Twitter, and they can all be tracked on Politwoops.
Continue readingPolitwoops and Rep. David Schweikert
Some may not remember this now that most members of Congress are on Twitter, but it was once not permitted by Franking rules for our representatives to use Twitter. Sunlight successfully campaigned for those rules to be changed through our Open House Project and in 2008 with our campaign called "Let Our Congress Tweet."
Continue readingThe Post-Election Politwoops of 2012
'Tis the season to lick election-loss wounds by covering your tracks. Since the November elections, our Politwoops project has kept an eye on how members of Congress and candidates communicate with the public through Twitter.
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Yesterday, I blogged about WriteToReply.org, a brand new site built by two smart and enterprising fellows to research online and... View Article
Continue readingCongress can Tweet, Follow Them with Capitol Tweets Widget
On Friday, we told you about the happy ending to months of negotiations to modernize the Franking rules that govern... View Article
Continue readingLet Our Congress Tweet
Shouldn’t members of Congress be able to connect with all of us freely and easily online? I’d guess most of... View Article
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