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Tag: #Dontgo

Modernized Michigan Politics And Information

By JGillman, Section News
Posted on Wed Apr 21, 2010 at 12:24:18 PM EST
Tags: Michigan, Facebook, Jobs, Business, Mike Cox, #Dontgo (all tags)

I am not sure I had ever imagined the social networking mediums would be so crucial to a candidates effort, but considering the advantages it would be hard to ignore.

The first real experience with the mix of twitter and politics seems to have been the august 2008 effort of Republicans to have one final vote on drilling before going to break. The Democrats holding the majority, with Speaker Nancy Pelosi holding the country hostage for her own personal gain, would not let the house have one last vote as was tradition. Twitter served as a means for the house Republicans who refused to go home, to get the message out to bloggers and other alternative news outlets. The #dontgo movement was born, and Michigan was well represented by its contingent of Republicans standing up for the vote, with some even returning from the airport, deciding the US' energy future was more important than the break.

They stayed, and reported... They reported by Twitter, a major part of the new social media, now seemingly a part of every politco's toolbox.

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