Blogger Mary Ann Akers of The Washington Post points out a great site today that really brings out the voter in us: www.whodoyouwanttohaveabeerwith.com There are obviously greater reasons for choosing your candidate, but as a beer lover, who would be the one to sit down and talk politics over a brew? In a “cheesy but fun publicity stunt,” the National Beer Wholesalers Association has placed voters in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina.

Craig Purser, president of the beer wholesalers lobby, says beer could be that single issue that makes or breaks the election. “With all the rigors of a campaign —attack ads, phone calls, direct mail—Americans know sometimes it just comes down to who you want to have a beer with. We hope this campaign reminds voters that at the end of the day, while issues are very important, so is conversation, civility and character. Having a beer with someone represents getting to know someone better, and that’s what the campaign season is all about—getting to know these candidates better.”