http://451heat.com/2009/06/19/republicans-taking-to-twitter-to-help-them-take-back-the-house/ Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:29:11 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://451heat.com/2009/06/19/republicans-taking-to-twitter-to-help-them-take-back-the-house/comment-page-1/#comment-43 Lisa Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:21:31 +0000 http://451heat.com/?p=497#comment-43 This is really interesting. I was surprised to read those statistics and see the discrepancy between the Republican and Democrat Twitter usage. I think it's a very smart move for the Republicans. As the article said, the younger generation who dominate the social media world, are largely democratic. By having a strong presence on Twitter, Republican officials position themselves to this younger audience as a much more accessible and personable group. I'm not sure it will be entirely enough to sway the feelings of a generation, but it won't hurt. It will be interesting to see how this plays out for future elections. Thanks for this post, it was really informative! This is really interesting. I was surprised to read those statistics and see the discrepancy between the Republican and Democrat Twitter usage. I think it’s a very smart move for the Republicans. As the article said, the younger generation who dominate the social media world, are largely democratic. By having a strong presence on Twitter, Republican officials position themselves to this younger audience as a much more accessible and personable group. I’m not sure it will be entirely enough to sway the feelings of a generation, but it won’t hurt. It will be interesting to see how this plays out for future elections.
Thanks for this post, it was really informative!

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