TheTeaParty.net Presidential Twitter Debate in Concord, NH to See Record Number of Online Registrants

WASHINGTON, July 20, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- TheTeaParty.net's Presidential Twitter Debate scheduled for 3-4:30 p.m. ET today has received an overwhelming number of online registrations and requests for information on how to participate. This debate will be attended by Tea Party activists around the country online, and by activists traveling from all over New England to the Grappone Conference Center in Concord, NH to participate in the first debate utilizing the groundbreaking Twitter debate platform.

"We have been working overtime to ensure that we can now accommodate 15,000 more people than we usually have participate in our regular tele-townhalls. Full online capacity is a great issue to work through, and we are very gratified by the overwhelming response we've seen for this event and the Twitter debate platform," said Dustin Stockton, national spokesman for TheTeaParty.net.

"Twitter has been a hallmark of the communications revolution and I have been a willing participant from early on. I am excited to see the political discourse moving to this medium and welcome the opportunity to engage with voters on today's most important issues," said Rep. Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI).

Alice Stewart, a spokeswoman for Michele Bachmann added that, "She was looking forward to participating because it's an audience that might not typically follow presidential politics."

The debate will be hosted by nationally syndicated Talk Radio Network host Rusty Humphries. Humphries will be accompanied by bestselling author, political pundit and Glenn Beck TV host Ms. S.E. Cupp, who will help moderate the debate. Republican presidential candidates confirmed to date include Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Herman Cain, former Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-GA), former Gov. Gary Johnson (R-NM), Rep. Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI) and former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA).

Founded in 2009, TheTeaParty.net (TTP) is one of the nation's largest Tea Party organizations with almost 1,000,000 hits a month and more than 300,000 members. Devoted to providing educational and leadership resources to local organizations, TheTeaParty.net offers free tools, including a national calendar, free virtual and location-specific events, promotes like-minded organizations and helps them grow, and provides a Washington presence to assist Tea Party-oriented legislators to educate and expand their reach on issues of importance to the Tea Party movement. The proprietary streaming Twitter platform was commissioned by TheTeaParty.net and built by 140 DEV LLC. The core function of the platform is the ability to isolate directed Tweets of candidates and moderators. Twitter updates can be found on www.twitter.com/theteaparty_net and activists can join in the debate by using @140townhall. Register to receive presidential debate updates on this groundbreaking event.

SOURCE TheTeaParty.net