Twitter is a really successful website and a great way to get word out. The Poker Players Alliance (PPA) grassroots advocacy group has launched a campaign called Tweet For Poker in an effort to get the Congress to ratify pending legislation that would license and regulate online poker.
The Poker Players Alliance has more than one million members throughout the United States and it is urging all poker enthusiasts to visit their Tweet for Poker website so that they can directly contact their Members of Congress. According to the Executive Director for the Poker Players Alliance John Pappas there are so many active poker players online and they are weighing in on the policy battles that impact their right to play. He also went on to say that the Tweet for Poker campaign is the Poker Players Alliance’s most instant and dynamic tool for their members to directly contact their legislators in a way that engages the public to the debate. He also stated that they are really proud of the instant success and look forward to hearing what the elected officials think of the legislation and this new advocacy programme.
Tweet for Poker allows all twitter users to voice their opinion and directly target their Member of Congress using a very unique platform that matches a person’s twitter account with that of their elected official. Senators are being asked to support legislation that has been introduced by Senator Robert Menendez while House of Representatives Members are being encouraged to support a bill introduced by Representative Barney Frank.
It is all getting very heated and of course twitter is a very good way to make contact and get the word out there. If you want to take part in this campaign all you have to do is enter your zip code for the Senate or your postal address for the House of Representatives and the website will automatically redirect them to their Legislator’s twitter account and all the important information that they need will already be included.
I guess we will have to wait and see how this campaign plays out but it seems to be a great way of getting the message out and making people stand up and listen. What do you think? Is twitter a good way to launch a campaign? Over 200,000 letters and emails have already been sent to Congress and during the National Poker Week over 375,000 signatures were collected on a petition for President Obama calling for the licensing and regulation of online poker.
Until next time,
Gamble Wisely
