Ars Technica: New political taunt: We have more Facebook friends than you In a sign of just how mainstream social networking has become, Republicans have now taken to bragging that they “out-tweet” the Democrats—and have more Facebook friends, too. Yesterday, Congressional Republicans launched America Speaking Out, a new website that …

This year we’ve seen presidential campaigns launched on YouTube, constant campaign updates on Twitter, and VP candidates announced via text mesage. We should have known it would only be a matter of time before DMCA take downs against campaign clips crept up. ArsTechnica: McCain/Palin campaign angry over bogus DMCA takedowns …