Wall Street Journal: New Outlets For Political Junkies
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"John Atkins is the kind of voter who gets tossed out of town-hall meetings for expressing his opinions too loudly. But recently, the Oakland, Calif., truck-wash manager has found a venue that's better suited to his combative style.
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Last week, he noticed that presidential candidate Barack Obama had posted a question on a new Yahoo election portal asking voters how to better engage people in the democratic process. Intrigued, Mr. Atkins posted a reply: the country should ban lifetime politicians. So far, he's gotten nine responses from Yahoo users. "On the Internet, there's no way to shut this genie down, and the words are going to get out," says Mr. Atkins, 51, whose Yahoo email is oneramblingredneck."
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