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eridani

(51,907 posts) Mon Oct 22, 2012, 07:03 PM Oct 2012

Romney Campaign Buys Today's Top Twitter Hashtag, Hilarity Ensues

If you are a Twit--pile on!

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/10/22/1148461/-Romney-Campaign-Buys-Today-s-Top-Twitter-Hashtag-Hilarity-Ensues

In its latest attempt to buy public opinion and, thus, the election, the Romney campaign purchased today's top trending topic for the entire day: #CantAfford4More.

Of course, the hashtag was intended to be an anti-Obama messaging campaign before tonight's debate. And at first, Tweets that aligned with Romney's wishes dominated.

However, that has changed as progressives have turned the topic on its head. Here are just a few examples of those Tweets which now sit atop the hashtag's trending list:

Four More Years
@4More #CantAfford4More years of Republicans sabotaging America for their own benefit. We're turning Congress blue too.
October 22, 2012

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Romney Campaign Buys Today's Top Twitter Hashtag, Hilarity Ensues (Original Post) eridani Oct 2012 OP

Obama has kicked Romney's butt abumbyanyothername Oct 2012 #1

FB also. HooptieWagon Oct 2012 #4

#CantAfford4More years of Mitt Romney running for President... 6 is enough. tarheelsunc Oct 2012 #2

Been wondering why Obama did not sponsor Hashtags during Conventions and Debates VirginiaTarheel Oct 2012 #3

Because he doesn't need to eridani Oct 2012 #5

I've been tweeting on this hashtag all day long justiceischeap Oct 2012 #6

Top Conservative Cat says: VirginiaTarheel Oct 2012 #7

abumbyanyothername

(2,711 posts)

1. Obama has kicked Romney's butt

Reply to eridani (Original post)

Mon Oct 22, 2012, 07:05 PM

Oct 2012

on Twitter all election long.

HooptieWagon

(17,064 posts)

4. FB also.

Reply to abumbyanyothername (Reply #1)

Mon Oct 22, 2012, 07:13 PM

Oct 2012

tarheelsunc

(2,117 posts)

2. #CantAfford4More years of Mitt Romney running for President... 6 is enough.

Reply to eridani (Original post)

Mon Oct 22, 2012, 07:11 PM

Oct 2012

EDIT: Just looked and now AdmitItMitt is trending... this is PERFECT for the debate.

VirginiaTarheel

(823 posts)

3. Been wondering why Obama did not sponsor Hashtags during Conventions and Debates

Reply to eridani (Original post)

Mon Oct 22, 2012, 07:13 PM

Oct 2012

all along, but thank goodness for Tweeters turning Romney's hashtags around. I imagine Romney has bought hashtags for next Monday and Tuesday too.

eridani

(51,907 posts)

5. Because he doesn't need to

Reply to VirginiaTarheel (Reply #3)

Mon Oct 22, 2012, 07:14 PM

Oct 2012

Conservatives are by nature just not creative enough to compete in the social media arena. He knows that his supporters are. I'll bet the campaign has plenty of people assigned to monitor social media, though.

justiceischeap

(14,040 posts)

6. I've been tweeting on this hashtag all day long

Reply to eridani (Original post)

Mon Oct 22, 2012, 07:15 PM

Oct 2012

There've been some good one's in there. Chris Rock has been, well, rockin' it.

VirginiaTarheel

(823 posts)

7. Top Conservative Cat says:

Reply to eridani (Original post)

Mon Oct 22, 2012, 07:33 PM

Oct 2012

Top Conservative Cat ‏@TeaPartyCat

Mitt Romney: "We #CantAfford4More years of weakness. Obama hasn't sent troops into even ONE quagmire. Bush did two, and I plan to top that."

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