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Joe Biden and Paul Ryan took the stage last night in Danville, Kentucky. We've compiled this list of the best tweets of the Vice Presidential Debate. Last night, vice presidential candidates Joe Biden and Paul Ryan took to the stage at Centre College in Danville, Kentucky to debate the economy, foreign policy, medicare, social security, and abortion. Meanwhile, the internet community was actively tweeting the debate, sending a total of 3.5 million tweets during the vice presidential debate. Whi

As part of our effort to report on social media trends, tools, and technology, we will be periodically recognizing politicians, candidates, and political organizations who are utilizing social media in effective and creative ways. Screenshot of the Washington Post's The Grid during last week's presidential debate Name: Washington Post's The Grid Quote: The big vision effectively was to be able to aggregate social in a way that was meaningful, told stories that felt very visual and sort of se

Credit: carterkessler.com Carter Kessler is the Republican candidate for Georgia State House District 118. He brings a post-partisan philosophy and a straightforward demeanor to the race that would appeal to independent voters in the state. In many ways, Carter Kessler looks to change Georgia politics. Born in Louisville, Kentucky, Carter moved to Athens, Georgia in 1999 to attend the University of Georgia where he majored in Economics. Drawing from what he describes as a "good upbringing", Ke

This year, it falls on November 6... which, as always, is a Tuesday.  It's Election Day.  But why does our election day fall on a Tuesday of all the days of the week?  In a time when we are fighting against voter turnout that only gets around 50%, shouldn't we think about moving the day? Election Day was officially set up by Congress in 1845.  Before that, Congress permitted states to conduct presidential elections at any time in a 34-day period before the first Wednesday of December.  But as c

Credit: commodityonline.com A news story that appeared in the New York Post reported that a dealer in New York City's diamond district unknowingly acquired phony gold bars. The dealer later discovered that at least ten bars of gold he purchased were counterfeit. The bars had just a gold coating on the outside with the majority of the bar being tungsten. A gold dealer named Ibrahim Fadl, the man who received these fake gold bars, stated in the report how they came into his possession: "Fadl, a

Credit: Gage Skidmore Senator Rand Paul (KY), introduced a bill Wednesday to cut off all Washington foreign aid to Pakistan, Libya, and Egypt until certain conditions are met. The bill is based on amendments Paul offered last week, "in light of recent aggression toward American consulates and embassies in these countries," to strip the three countries of Washington foreign aid totaling $4 billion and divert $2 billion of that money to US military veterans' programs, while leaving the remainder

Credit: Flickr/Gage Skidmore Jesse Benton, former campaign manager to Rand Paul's 2010 US Senate race and political director for Ron Paul's 2012 presidential run, has resigned as the senior vice president of the Campaign for Liberty, the non-profit advocacy organization that grew out of Ron Paul's 2008 presidential run in order to become the reelection campaign manager of Republican Senate leader and Kentucky senior senator Mitch McConnell. Benton is a controversial figure in the Paul politica

(Minnesota Public Radio / Mark Zdechlik) In Minnesota, a state that hasn't voted for a Republican presidential candidate since 1972, state representative and US Senate candidate Kurt Bills is challenging incumbent Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar. A first-term representative and high school economics teacher, Bills is one of a growing number of Republicans endorsed by Texas congressman Dr. Ron Paul. At 42 years of age, Bills is young enough to be a player in Minnesota politics for years to com

Credit: gabbypac.com Former Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Dee “Gabby” Giffords and her husband, former astronaut Mark Kelly, announced the creation of a new political action committee (PAC) on Tuesday called Gabby PAC that supports bipartisan cooperation in Washington. The announcement comes twenty months after an attempt on her life left Giffords in critical condition. Gabby Giffords retired from her seat in Congress earlier this year and received a standing ovation from members of both par

Credit: gabbypac.com Former Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Dee “Gabby” Giffords and her husband, former astronaut Mark Kelly, announced the creation of a new political action committee (PAC) on Tuesday called Gabby PAC that supports bipartisan cooperation in Washington. The announcement comes twenty months after an attempt on her life left Giffords in critical condition. Gabby Giffords retired from her seat in Congress earlier this year and received a standing ovation from members of both par