This has certainly been a game changing week on the political front in the U.S. First with the election in Massachusetts, the people clearly sent the message that their seat belongs to the people and not any particular party. We are well aware that they are other factors at play here, however,we believe a critical factor was the grassroots effort by Brown. His campaign strategy seemed to embrace both digital and traditional media. There is no denying that candidates today have to embrace all the mediums of communication to reach their community.

Another interesting move this week, that has sparked lots of debate, is the 5 to 4 decision by the Supreme Court (PDF) to lift the ban on the corporate use of treasury funds for political speech. The majority agreed in the 180+ page decision that the government should not be regulating political speech, citing the First Amendment and our right to free speech. While the dissenters found that allowing corporate monies to be used would corrupt democracy. The timing of the decision is important in that it could be a game changer upcoming mid-term elections.

At Politics4All, we know the community here has something to say about the events of this week. We really do want to know what you think, so make sure you share them with us by commenting here, or alerting us to your blog post, or copying us as you tweet out the message.

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Welcome to 2010; a New Year, a new decade, and we are excited to see what it brings. We’re also excited about our vision for this community.  Over the holidays we’ve spent time thinking about what we can do to move this community into a new decade.

This week we will be returning to our blog series about the Community and Campaign. We believe it’s the community that comes first. We’re working on a project where we’ll need your help, so stay tuned. We believe this is the year politicians will have to get in the game. What do you think?