Welcoming Incumbent Politicians Returning to Home Districts--with Poll

I want to add to my post #3 - the senator and rep I spoke of are both first-termers not career politicians.

They both speak to their constituents through facebook and they access it daily with updates to what they are doing and where they are. I like it because its quicker than sending a letter or an email and it is more real time.

Yes they do and they are very good about updating what they are working on and how they are voting on issues. Most people I know, put the town they currently live in and the state, so that's one way for them to determine constituents from everybody else. Any time you post anything on facebook, unless you send it private, it will post for the public to read. You have to send a friend request and they have to accept (like on myspace) to have access to someone's profile and be able to communicate with them on the site. Other than harassment, I don't know why anybody would want to 'friend' a senator or rep from a state they don't live in. The site doesn't allow bad language of any sort or trolling and from what I've seen, it is not a site used by opposition operatives. You can post a comment of opposition on anything they may be working on, but you have to be much more civil than here on the Vine. Bear in mind that they can't reply to each and every comment or question asked of them, but when there is a general consensus wanting the answer to any issue or problem they are quick to respond. They both will post how they voted on any issue before them in Washington as soon as they can, usually before it is in the news.

My other senator just sends you a form letter and most times doesn't bother to respond to you. She is history in 2012 and she knows it.

Both of the congressman I have been talking about do town hall meetings pretty regular and they post video of it on their websites with links to it from facebook. The state I live in is one of the ones affected adversely by that oil spill in the gulf that the current White House occupier dragged his feet on. Both of these congressmen have kept after the s-- t head-in-chief to force him to do right by everyone who has lost their job in the seafood industry that was a great many folks livelyhood on the coast. They are currently working to get the ban on offshore drilling lifted that is forcing oil companies to go to Brazil for. I have written both of these men in the past and have always received a response that was personal and prompt thru email and regular mail. I've never received a form letter from them and I write them on a regular basis, because of the treasonous acts of the jerk illegally occupying the White House and the things his wife does that I don't agree with. Ex: Too many vacations, too many aides in her employ, lavish parties at the White House, etc, etc. I always get an answer that details what they are doing to change/stop what it is I see wrong and they agree with me. I have a folder of personal letters from each of them.

The other senator from my district doesn't even acknowledge your letter and when she does respond, it is a form letter. She comes up for re-election in 2012. She will get voted out along with the liar-in-chief, if he hasn't been impeached by then.