More than two years after Twitter's founding, and a year after microblogging really took off in Washington, only 185 members of Congress—about a third—have signed up. (That said, most Republicans tweet, and the GOP outnumbers Democrats on the site 2-to-1.)Which underlines a point Waldo's been making for ages: Republicans embrace Twitter because it's perceived a hip and trendy and a way to reach "the kids". But they're tweeting the same vile set of messages they've always stood for, which is why, though the GOP is way ahead among Twittermembers in the Capitol, they are gaining no traction among the groups they think they are reaching.
Friday, December 4, 2009
A report released by the Congressional Research Service in September found that nearly half of congressional tweets simply link to press releases or news articles.
Slate considers why more members of Congress haven't signed up for Twitter yet:
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I thought it was because with only 150 characters you have less chance of contradicting yourself in the same post.
ReplyDeleteRepublican ideas don't hold up well when asked to go indepth.