As November nears, political posting will increase dramatically. PopUp Politicians (from Sunlight labs) offers a web widget that will enhance any political posting.

This simple javascript (one line) will pick out the names of politicians and add a small round Orange button/link to their name.

On mouseover of this button a "PopUp" (which looks like cartoon talking bubble) displays information about that politician including a picture and links to various resources.

• Congresspedia page
• Campaign Finance Profile
• Voting Record

I say if you have political topics on your blog...try it out. It's free. It could be fun.

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