Twitter Deputizes Masses of Political Pundits at Conventions
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Gone are the days when politicians can sleep easy if their convention speeches please television talking heads and newspaper columnists. Now, they also need Facebook “likes” and Twitter “retweets” by millions of followers.
Social media prowess is on display during the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, this week and at the Republican gathering last week in Tampa, Florida. The dominant platforms, Twitter Inc. and Facebook Inc., are hosting events and keeping track of who’s up and who’s down, socially speaking.