Hat tip to to WebProNews, which pointed us toward the new site to a campaign to allow midwives to practice in Alabama. , which, as of this morning, had nearly 900 subscribers and 179,000 views. The welcome video from Grove features some of the content that has already been uploaded, dealing with issues from AIDS. On YouTube's blog the site answers the question of "What is YouTube politics?"

The answer to that question is as varied as the users who jump onto the platform. But it's one thing for certain: a place where everyone, from users to candidates, has the same chance to be seen and heard. Let the best ideas win.

Already we've seen players from all over the political spectrum using YouTube in powerful ways. A bone marrow drive broadcast on YouTube brought 1,000 donors to help a stranger. A video series on Iraq has begun to bring a human face to the war. And a message from an American politician in Spanish reached across cultural barriers through YouTube.

And there's LOTS more to come.

So if you're packing a political punch, or you've just got "issues," you've got a pretty (well, extremely) large audience here that's waiting to hear from you. Fire up those cameras and send us links to the political videos you think more deserve attention. People are watching…