Twitter, Twitter - Republicans appeal to young voters...

[Mass]

:rofl: OK, they still do not seem to have mastered it. Hopefully, they will not do it anytime soon.

http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2009_02/016857.php

AGAIN WITH THE TWITTERING.... About a month ago, then-RNC Chairman Mike Duncan said Republicans could appeal to younger voters with, among other things, "the Twittering."

Perhaps, but the party hasn't quite mastered the medium yet.

We talked the other day about Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-Mich.), the ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, revealing secret details about a trip to Iraq through his Twitter account.

This Republican-related Twitter error wasn't as dramatic, but it's just as embarrassing.

Yesterday the Virginia GOP came very close to taking control of the state Senate, nearly luring a Democratic Senator to switch parties and put them at a 20-20 tie, which would have been broken by the Republican Lt. Governor. Then Jeff Frederick, a state legislator and the party chairman, ruined it all by Twittering this:

"Big news coming out of Senate: Apparently one dem is either switching or leaving the dem caucus. Negotiations for power sharing underway."

The Dems then read the message, quickly mobilized to talk the renegade out of it, and stopped the GOP coup before it could happen.

We usually don't cover state-level politics, but this is just too much. Really, Mr. Frederick, you don't live-blog about ongoing secret negotiations!

It's a fairly new online application; I get that. And if Republicans want to embrace it, that's great. But they really should get a sense of how it works before using it.

[grannie4peace]

1. they are sneaky bastards!

[NYCGirl]

2. Being sneaky on Twitter is like shouting your secrets on the first floor of Macy's!

:rofl:

[Jennicut]

3. LMAO

Get with the program! It reminds me of this picture from the campaign. Rethugs are behind the times or stupid or both.

[graywarrior]

4. I never saw that comparison before

That's great! And so true.

[Jennicut]

5. I like these ones too

I am cracking up over here and my 4 year old daughter is looking at me like I'm crazy while she plays with her toys.

[graywarrior]

7. LMFAO

[Cha]

9. Spectacular!

Funny stuff..progressives are so creative.

[Cha]

8. Awesome Train

analogies, Jennicut!

[ClarkUSA]

6. Loose Twits Sink Shifts.

[KittyWampus]

10. next they can offer them some candy.