The number of emails to Capitol Hill in the past 24 hours has crashed the system’s servers. Wow. I guess the electorate is paying attention now! Details here.

How big was the outpouring of opposition that helped kill the bailout bill in the House of Representatives on Monday? Big enough to leave the House’s Web site with unprecedented technical problems.

The “Write Your Representative” feature on House.gov came under even more stress than the credit markets did, seizing up completely for most users over the past 24 hours. “The House of Representatives is currently experiencing an extraordinarily high amount of e-mail traffic,” a notice said.

Interestingly, more calls in favor of getting a bailout plan passed ASAP since the stock market plunge yesterday. Don’t forget to vote in our Puma PAC Poll HERE!

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Who will benefit politically from the financial turmoil — McCain or Obama?
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