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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAOC: two million Twitter followers and growing
I'm not on Twitter (heck, I'm not on any social media), but I do believe this number will grow by leaps and bounds. Her recent clips looking for Mitch, showing us a member of Congress inside the Capitol, have gone viral even outside of Twitter. That's as close as you can get to a government official talking directly to the American people without filtering by the media.
Criticize her for it? Hey, POTUS legitimized using Twitter a couple of years ago, so it must be okay.
rsdsharp
(9,214 posts)So is Avenatti. So, for that matter, is Trump. I'm still waiting for any of the three to actually achieve what they tweet, and yammer endlessly about on cable channels.
grumpyduck
(6,272 posts)Corporations spend billions on advertising just to stay visible. With social media, you can do it for free.
These are "targeted commercials," and they go to people who want them.
GemDigger
(4,305 posts)It also doesn't mean that all those people are actual people and not bots. I follow trump because I want to know what the blow hard says not because I like him. I am sure I am not the only one that follows people I can't stand.
grumpyduck
(6,272 posts)I could't do it, not at his rate. For me, it would be like giving someone else permission to piss me off whenever they want.
scheming daemons
(25,487 posts)They want to ridicule her, but they are completely obsessed with her.
grumpyduck
(6,272 posts)even so, she'll probably start to get inside some of their heads.
scheming daemons
(25,487 posts)msongs
(67,462 posts)grumpyduck
(6,272 posts)she'll get there.