Welcome to your Tuesday open thread. I get to take a day off today to hang out with my brother. I hope you are all keeping warm today!
Christmas came early this year! Michael Steele is running for re-election as the head of the RNC. He’s already bringing his trademark gaffetastic style to the race.
Fox host Greta Van Susteren asked Steele why so many of his compatriots in the Republican party don’t want him to run again — even after the GOP’s epic wins on Nov. 2. Steele explained that he’s just a little too real for the establishment figures lining up to replace him at the head of the RNC. (Steele’s opponents might point to the virtually unending series of gaffes and money scandals that have plagued his term at the RNC, but Steele didn’t mention that.)
“My style is a little bit different than most conventional party chairmen,” Steele explained. “My style is more grassroots oriented, I’m much more of a street guy.”
“I love hanging out in boardrooms,” Steele added, seemingly referring to criticisms of his ability to raise big donor cash for the RNC, “but i prefer to be in the neighborhoods and communities.”
Go, Michael, go! I think he’s got a good argument. Republicans did win a lot of House seats and governorships under his watch. Why should Republicans mess with success? Plus, 4 words “lesbian bondage sex club.”
Twitter users make up 8% of Internet users according to a new Pew survey. However, Twitter users are more diverse than Internet users as a whole.
Some of the groups who are notable for their relatively high levels of Twitter use include:
Young adults – Internet users ages 18-29 are significantly more likely to use Twitter than older adults.
African-Americans and Latinos – Minority internet users are more than twice as likely to use Twitter as are white internet users.
Urbanites – Urban residents are roughly twice as likely to use Twitter as rural dwellers.
Women and the college-educated are also slightly more likely than average to use the service.
This is an excellent reason to use Twitter. You’ll definitely get a different perspective than you get by just reading blogs. The tax cut debate certainly looks different this way.