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  Andrew Cornett

  9 months ago

  I would definitely like to see more members use new media tools, it's the ones that are usually less biased or influenced. It's really surprising that even someone like Al Gore who founded Current TV wasn't on Twitter.. But I'm sure it's just the waiting game right now like Gary V keeps saying.
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  Greg Hollingsworth

  9 months ago

  What I think it shows is a fundamental lack of understanding on the part of political types of how to embrace openness. They live in a world of complete control, so the idea of opening up the windows of their lives gives them pause.
  
  I guess what it comes down to is maximizing the spread of their message and identifying influencers in the demographic areas they target. When it comes down to it, politicians are little more than salespeople who are trying to sell themselves and I would think that engaging in a demo. that they need would make sense.
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  Porch Lifts

  9 months ago

  I am registered as unaffiliated, and I completely agree that there really isn't all that much different between the two main candidates. Unfortunately, and this is sadly usually the case, it comes down to choosing the lesser of two evils. In this case the lesser of two evils is blatantly obvious to me.
  
  In regards to embracing technology, I think this is something all candidates should do. I have been impressed with Obama's keenness and ability to utilize the Internet, but there are still many things that he has not even touched on and there is room for much improvement.
  
  I think, and admittedly my knowledge about Twitter is limited, that the lack of content is probably one of the reasons Twitter is not as quickly to be embraced by candidates. I imagine it could serve as a good place for traffic though and a way to show a personal side to the voters.
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  Greg Hollingsworth

  9 months ago

  It could be content, but I would say that the Obama campaign has generated plenty of content (140 characters at a time), enough to get 30,000+ to follow their relatively pointless updates.
  
  Slow adoption by politicians mirrors adoption for the rest of society, that's what confuses me, you would think that by embracing these technologies early they could develop a rapport with influential techies, which can add a lot of volume to their message.
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  Bijou Argent Tibetain

  9 months ago

  Seriously, I do not care about how my politician tries to reach out to me as long as they do their job right.
  Now a days with politicians stooping so low to reach out to the common man (like having a beer and a barbeque with them), it looks like even a 5th grader would make a better president.
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  Bijou Argent Tibetain

  9 months ago

  Well it could be surprising to see no one taking any initiatives on Twitter. May be it’s a wait and see game on both sides.
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