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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSeeking advice on Twitter use
I have had a Twitter account for more than a year, and just made my first post today, thanking Diane Feinstein for releasing the Fusion GPS documents. Over the past year, I have held my tongue and not posted anything defamatory about anything or anyone, including our Twitter-loving, "alleged" President. Long story short, I am thinking of tweeting directly to certain GOP politicians (@ChuckGrassley, @LinseyGraham, @DevinNunez, @JeffSessions, even @DonaldTrump).
Something along the lines of. . .
Dear @Whomever, By now, it is clearly obvious that you are either owned by Russia, being blackmailed by Russia, or are simply a Traitor. Either way, you are a disgrace to America. I would strongly encourage you to resign before it gets worse. And we both know, it WILL get worse. #Resist #Impeach #Indict
So here's my question(s) for anyone in the know:
What might the response be to a tweet like this? I'm not worried about being "blocked", but I don't want to start any wars, either. As I've said, I've never tweeted anyone until this morning, and I have a total of 5 followers (1 cousin and four peeps I don't know), but the notion that I can send a tweet directly to one of these treason weasels, and that someone in their orbit might actually read it, is getting too much to #resist!
Please, stop me before I tweet again! Thank you
bearsfootball516
(6,377 posts)I don't think many politicians (with the exception of Trump) really pay attention to Twitter. They might send out a tweet now and then, but they don't peruse through thousands of replies and mentions every day. So if you're expecting a response from one of them...you're not going to get it.
RexCasual
(171 posts)Of course, I want an honest answer. And you're probably right, but I wouldn't really be hoping for a response. It would primarily be done as a catharsis (cuz Lord knows, we Dems have a lot to catharse these days) Thanks again for your input.
PasadenaTrudy
(3,998 posts)If not, it will go unnoticed all the more. Really, people tweet this kind of thing and much more inflammatory stuff every second of the day. Welcome to twitter!
Kirk Lover
(3,608 posts)I will say that when you tweet that out it your followers can like it and then they can retweet it.
WhiskeyGrinder
(22,329 posts)Persondem
(1,936 posts)That way at least it gets some visibility. You can include their @ addresses in your comment. My guess is that some staffer may occasionally check out their politician's Twitter feed to gauge opinion on particular issues, but it's probably rare. It's better to call and leave a message.