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Tweet and Call your Politician & Report Back

I really like this tool by "Organizing for America" as a user, by entering a zip code, you will be re-directed to Twitter (you need to be logged in) where you will be prompted to tweet your senator with a pre-written text Example: "To Sen. Charles Schumer: Please pass health insurance reform this year http://bit.ly/j63je #hc09 #NY #10010". Note the hashtags that are added automatically and watch your tweet on the interactive map. Great tool! but why only Senators and not all members of Congress? And What about Senators that use twitter? the site could cross reference those that are active on twitter and mention @theirusername. You can find a list of Congressmen and Senators on tweeter by clicking through TweetCongress.

Some of the extra features of the site are maybe the most important ones. It is good to tweet out to your Senators but if you want to follow through, you can call your senators with a good set of tools provided, including Calling Tips and Example Script for calls. Then you are asked to report back to the website the response of the Senator (if you manage to speak to them) or the staffers in the office. Answers include: (Yes, including the public option, Most, but NOT the public option, No, Undecided / other, No answer / wouldn't say, Left message / couldn't get through). I understand this as a pathway campaigning method that provides people with a set of technologies and straightforward talking points, while having a register and report back mechanism that provides valuable feedback to the campaign.
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