Virtual Vote

Ever wonder how many friends Premier Pat Binns has on Facebook? Or who spawned the nicknames Polar Pat and MasterCard Mitch?

The CBC's Barbara Taylor did. She's our new election webslinger, and her assignment is to monitor the online chatter during the P.E.I. election. She'll report once a week throughout the campaign.

From the staid official political party websites to the down-in-the-gutter mudslinging, Barbara's dropping in on every political-type blog, chat line, and website she can find. It's a bit wild out there.

Read the postings