Congressman Van Hollen 'Had No Idea' He'd Be a YouTube Hit

Rep. Chris Van Hollen's most recent YouTube video has more views than his Maryland district has constituents.

The Democratic congressman's video titled "The GOP's little rule change they hoped you wouldn't notice" casts a spotlight on a change to the House of Representatives' rules regarding a bill to avoid the government shutdown. This flew under the radar for nearly two weeks until Van Hollen posted his video on Saturday. The video has since surpassed 800,000 views.

"This video hits a fundamental issue at the core of our democracy," Van Hollen told Mashable via email. "But, because it involves an arcane parliamentary procedure, I had no idea that it would spark the public reaction we have seen." Read more...