A recent viral YouTube video has left the Mitt Romney campaign on damage control. The Republican presidential nominee was caught on camera telling donors in a closed-door fundraising event in May that nearly half of the population is set on voting for President Barack Obama because these voters want to depend on the government to provide for them.

In California’s first non-partisan open primary, voter turnout across party lines was a low 31.6%. This could, in part, be attributable to President Obama and Mitt Romney having locked up their nominations prior to California's open primary vote.

There has been much speculation about the importance of the presidential debates, with politicos and voters alike placing increased weight on the debates this election cycle. While all eyes have been on the presidential candidates as the November election nears, Fox News Channel host Bill O'Reilly and Comedy Central's Jon Stewart plan to take the stage to participate in their own spectacle, debating the merits of Mitt Romney vs. Barack Obama.

Here's the trailer for The Rumble 2012, aka the reason Al Gore invented the Internet:

How will this year's presidential election differ in terms of social media as compared to 2008? MDG Advertising put together this infographic on the "Growing Reach of Social Media's Election Impact". Some highlights of their graphic entitles "The Social Campaign" include:

How will this year's presidential election differ in terms of social media as compared to 2008? MDG Advertising put together this infographic on the "Growing Reach of Social Media's Election Impact". Some highlights of their graphic entitles "The Social Campaign" include:

Good news is everywhere, but it's widely  ignored. There's good news about energy supplies (increasing), economic innovation (thriving), and Third World democracy (all-time high). The facts about positive developments don't get a lot of attention, but they're easily available to anyone who wants them.

The Drum Beat Grows Louder for Internet Voting in Canada

British Columbia

Senator Robert Portman (R-Ohio) has introduced the Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act (IARAA) of 2012. Bill S.3468 creates an avenue whereby independent regulatory agencies like the SEC or FTC could affect legislation in favor of reducing the ‘economic burden’ of new and existing financial regulations. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Mark Walker (D-Virginia) are both cosponsors.