On October 4th, 2012, Facebook passed the 1 billion user milestone, securing its role at the top of the social media ladder. In the age of social media, Facebook plays a transformative role in the 2012 election and the lens through which we view it.
Mayor Bloomberg discusses his Super PAC. Photo: Bryan Smith / New York Daily News
The Mike Bloomberg Super PAC, Independence USA PAC, expects to spend $10 to $15 million dollars to back selected candidates and legislation across the country.
Critics have called the Romney-Obama debates as narrow as they were shallow, but few have done more to try to broaden and deepen the national discussion than Amy Goodman and the Democracy NOW! team, who have produced their “Expanding the Debate” series with third party candidates added to the pair anointed by the two parties’ debate commission. The third party debate on Democracy Now! took a hard and detailed look at the issues discussed during the mainstream presidential debates.
Third party candidates in this presidential election often mention the drug war as the example of failed policy agreed on by the two main parties. The legalization of marijuana is one of the main changes advocated for by these candidates . However, nobody addresses the link between HIV and the drug war.
The road to the presidency has frequently been through Ohio. 
