Talk:Social media

Jim DeMint and social media

Jim DeMint is one of the few solid guys in Washington D.C. DeMint has 93,000 Twitter fans.[1] Jim DeMint's Facebook page has 137,000 plus likes.[2] DeMint is one of the most active Republicans on social media and definitely one of the most staunchly conservative Republicans. I don't see any evidence of him losing any credibility due to his use of social media. My guess is that he has staff help manage his social media accounts. conservative 15:13, 5 June 2011 (EDT)

Also, my guess is that DeMint uses his Facebook account to raise funds (he has a give tab on his Facebook account) and to help rally and communicate with his followers. conservative 15:32, 5 June 2011 (EDT)

Newt Gingrich and social media

I am not a big fan of Newt Gingrich, but he does say quite a few things I agree with. Newt Gingrich has over 1,300,000 Twitter followers.[3] Newt Gingrich's Facebook page has over 138,000 likes.[4] conservative 15:18, 5 June 2011 (EDT)

Both good points, Conservative. I think the important difference is between a public figure who maintains an account on these sites and a person who wastes a lot of time doing nothing worthwhile on those same sites. For Gingrich or DeMint, a facebook or twitter page is an important publicity tool, but I doubt either of them spends much time on them - as you say, they no doubt have a staff to help them with that kind of thing Jcw 15:31, 5 June 2011 (EDT)

One more example, I don't agree with Gerald Celente on everything and I thought he went out on a limb in 2010 regarding a financial collapse and underestimated the degree to which the Federal Reserve can and will jury-rig the financial system through the use of short term measures that harm the long term economic health of the U.S., but nonetheless there are a lot of members of the right and left media who do have respect for the guy because he does have a great track record as far as trend forecasting. You can certainly disagree with Celente on various points, but it is hard to make the case that he is not a serious guy given his track record at trend forecasting. Celente has over 11,000 Twitter followers.[5] I do think that social media can be used to raise cash for politicians and gain publicity. conservative 16:02, 5 June 2011 (EDT)

Scott Brown and social media

I have never been a big fan of the Republican politician Scott Brown in terms of all his policies. However, he did manage to win an election and in January 0f 2010 it has reported he had over 140,000 Facebook supporters.[6] Given the younger generations growing influence as the baby boomers age and pass on, I don't think politicians can ignore social networking websites. conservative 16:07, 5 June 2011 (EDT)