‘Are You Better Off?’ Hashtag Backfires On GOP

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But “are you better off” followed Priebus over to Twitter, where the promoted hashtag has taken hold as somewhat of a rallying cry for many Obama supporters. As tweets roll in to glom off the top trend’s traffic, Twitter users have responded in force.


Among those who believe that 2012 has brought improved fortunes over 2008 and that they are indeed better off, Twitterers said:

When you pay over 100k to promote a hashtag that backfires spectacularly, you’re doing it wrong. #AreYouBetterOff

— peter charbonneau (@pcharbonneau21) September 5, 2012

4.5 Million Jobs Created, 30 Million Insured, Taxes at 60 Year Low, Iraq War Over, Gaddafi & Bin Laden Dead, GM Alive. #AreYouBetterOff #DNC

— TheNewDeal (@TheNewDeal) September 5, 2012

#AreYouBetterOff Yes. It’s like republicans have amnesia of how we got into this mess in the first place.

— Captain Pajamas (@CaptainPajamas) September 4, 2012

#AreYouBetterOff No. Signed, Osama Bin Laden.

— Path2Enlightenment (@Path2Enlighten) September 3, 2012


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[BattyDem]

1. Social Media: The GOP just can't seem to get the hang of it!

[jberryhill]

3. You'd think they would have learned from, say...

Syphilis.

[Kalidurga]

2. Yeah I think I will be going there to mock them everyday...

I noticed they had very few real people voting no. Most of it comes straight from Mitt in a mocking tone of course. And then there is a GOP one and an RNC one sayin somethin dunno what I don't read that crap. And then when the real people talk they say nice things about how the ACA is helping them and how they can serve without being worried about being discharged.

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4. I thoroughly recommend everyone do so once a day until Nov.6th

[Initech]

5. Are you better off than you were four beers ago?

I say yes!

[freshwest]

6. Less money, but much, much better off. Money isn't everything.

[jillan]

7. Aaargh - I guess I'm going to have to set up a twitter account! I would love to post about the

stock market.

I lost almost everything in 2008, sucked it up, held on tight - and yes - it's almost back to full value!

[JaneyVee]

8. Oh Cool, mines on the bottom. Signed by Bin Laden.

See my link in signature. 2nd time NY Times published one of my tweets.

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9. Awesome! A celeb in our midst!

[Matariki]

12. Oh, that was FUNNY!

bravo

[DemKittyNC]

10. Haha, Nice...

I am always amazed that republicans always seem to be so technologically retarded. Like they are totally unaware of what or how social media works or that there is this 'thing' out there called the internet and on this internet that even 'common or poor people can use' that you can look up these things called 'facts' which seem to always prove that republicans are 'lying.'

They are so far back in time that they are still in amazement over the invention of the 'Lightbulb.' - It's the devil's work I tells U!

[stopwastingmymoney]

14. Me too

Half the time when I hear Romney speak, I'm thinking: does this guy know about YouTube?

[Cha]

11. Hell Yeah, It's been great having President Obama

at the helm. Calm Cool and Collected..navigating the waters, steady as she BLOWS. And, Did it EVER BLOW!..at times. All the hate and LIES coming from EVERYWHERE but his BASE.

[font color=blue][font size=size21pt]YES WE CAN!!![/font]

[abolugi]

13. They are completely clueless...

They honestly think they can buy everything!
Hey, asshats!! You can't buy "We The People"!!!

[Rhiannon12866]

15. Just like "The Sloganator!"

They'll never learn.

[tanyev]

16. Ah, the Sloganator. Good times.