digg.comWe’ve seen the strength the digg community has within their own community, with the HD-DVD uproar. Now, the digg community has decided to bring the mob to a different front - politics.

A post was made to digg that claimed House Speaker Pelosi was running a poll via telephone concerning a possible impeachment of President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney. Hundreds of digg users have called in thus far, even after it was determined that the Speaker was in fact not running a poll. People have reported a very nice woman answering the phone and stating she will pass on the message, often times after informing the caller that there is no poll being run.

Digg has become an increasing target for traditional media to determine where the big stories truly are. More often than not you will hear of a story within the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, or Wired, that was born out of an article spotted on digg. These outlets have even begun publishing articles on digg itself, as they did with the HD-DVD uproar earlier this week.

Have digg users suddenly realized the influence they have? It will be interesting to see the number of calls Pelosi’s office has received. Numerous comments have mentioned long hold times and even the line being busy for up to 30 minutes at a time.