I have a friend that works at Causes and after catching up with him in San Fran for some drinks I was amazed at the level of impact they have. The Sandy Hook Sympathy card, which harnessed the power of their platform was quick-to-action and has captured 2,536,431 signatures so far.<p>While Sandy Hook was a tragedy, it proves the reach that Causes has and can definitely help be a launch pad for the tumultuous future in politics in America and around the world.<p>Turning the capture of attention that Causes has into a source of political candidate data and actionable metrics for their audience seems like a critical step into turning angry online voices into voter turn-out. Using social networking which takes less money and time to spread a message is one of the best utilizations of our technology that I've seen so far, and definitely far nobler (Sorry, FarmVille).<p>Great job guys, and its great to see startups coming out of San Fran that are a little less frivolous and a little more impactful on what could be a very dim future for democracy. Take the wind out of the SuperPACs!