Legum’s New Line

In recent weeks Twitter — a micro-blogging service that allows you to send short messages to other users — has taken off in national political circles. The use of Twitter by top DC journalists and politicians, including David Gregory, Claire McCaskill and Karl Rove, has been the subject of recent articles in the Washington Post and Politico.

The Maryland political Twitterverse is less developed but there are still plenty of folks worth following. Here’s my list of the top 10:

@TDRAndy: The Maryland Legislative reporter for the Maryland Daily Record. Tweets the news as it happens while on the ground in Annapolis.

@baltimoresun: Don’t let the generic screen name fool you. Whoever writes this for the Sun brings plenty of personality to Maryland news. Currently has over 1600 followers.

@andrewagreen: Maryland politics reporter for the Baltimore Sun and writer for their indispensable Maryland Politics blog.

@GovernorOMalley: O’Malley’s official feed. Was very active during the DNC convention but has slowed down recently. Expect an uptick as the 2010 election season approaches.

@mdchamber: Tweets from the Maryland Chamber of Commerce provide insights into the state’s influential buisness community and their agenda in Annapolis.

@insidecharmcity: Conservative political blogger and indefatigable aggregator of Maryland political news.

@kenulman: Democrat and Howard County Executive. Interesting, though infrequent, tweets.

@mdreps: The latest from the Maryland Republican Party.

@mddems: The same for the Maryland Democratic Party, but with less frequent updates.

You can follow my tweets on Maryland politics and whatever else is on my mind: @juddleg.

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And if I’ve missed anyone good, let me know in the comments.

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