Politicians on Twitter

Politicians on Twitter Jon Hickey

Why This Sector?
Politicians rely on communication
Allows citizens to become more involved in the political process
Potentially increases conversation and engagement in the political space

Common Criticism
“ It’s a case of Twittering while Rome burns. They whipped out their BlackBerrys and began sending text messages like high school kids bored in math class.” - Dana Milbank

Norms
Very little engagement – Palin, Boehner, Obama don’t use @ replies.
Most Politicians use it as a broadcast medium rather than an opportunity to have conversations.

Most Human – Claire McCaskill

Most Innovative – Thomas Castillo

Most Replies – Dana Rohrabacher 91% of Tweets are @ replies

McGinn!
Was polling 5 th until a couple
weeks ago, then 3 rd
before election night.
Currently in the lead
Uses Twitter to inform media, build hype, and share opinions
Launched #totv (Tweet out the Vote)

Credits
Jon Hickey
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@jonhickey84
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Politicians on Twitter

by jonhickey on Aug 19, 2009

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