Who is more persuasive: Democrats or Republicans in their use of Social Media?

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Permalink Reply by Michael Yoder on July 22, 2009 at 9:23am

It is a point well taken that the Dems efforts is "Slicker." Hearkens back to "Slick Willie."

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Permalink Reply by Tim Kern on July 22, 2009 at 10:14am

Are Democrats simply smarter than Republicans?

...or are they simply more-dependent on propaganda, nuance, obfuscation, and deceit? If the message is clear and would be popular if understood, say it clearly. If the message is murky or malevolent, spin it. If that's unlikely, try this one:

...or do they just think we're idiots? (That, of course, goes for all our rulers, regardless of party. That's why they feel comfortable taking all our money and then making all our decisions for us.)

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Permalink Reply by Kelly J. Jeffrey on July 22, 2009 at 10:18am

Amen Tim. Advertising isn't just for ads anymore! The design elements used for Obama's campaign for the presidency were some of the best I've ever seen. However I did research before jumping on the Obama bandwagon, as opposed to saying "LOOK AT THAT SPIFFY "O!" I like this guy! I'm in!"

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Permalink Reply by Jack Shepler on July 29, 2009 at 10:55am

Are you talking about democrats or politicians in general?

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Permalink Reply by Ray Mills on July 22, 2009 at 10:29am

It's interesting how the Rebublican site asks you to "Share your fears" as opposed to the democrats asking you to "Share your stories." Fear seems to be the way of the conservative right. Not that Obama has the market on hope, but fear does not inspire hope in me and republicans don't inspire anything in me anymore.

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Permalink Reply by Ed Turi on July 22, 2009 at 10:56am

Reading these posts makes me a little uncomfortable at the strong opinions out there.
I'm not sure who is more persuasive but I have learned one thing, We will only truly become enlightened when we realize that no matter how strong our beliefs we only have part of the story, and the other side always has something important to contribute to the solution. It bothers me quite a bit to see so much negativity towards each political party. I don't see what it accomplishes. We have to learn to put ourselves in each others shoes and understand the others perspective and move forward from there.

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Permalink Reply by Noah Coffey on July 22, 2009 at 11:03am

You think it's bad on this site? You should see what they say at family gatherings.

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Permalink Reply by Matthew Wilson on July 22, 2009 at 10:57am

I saw the post with the disrespectful comment about democrats just being smarter, that put me in an outrage because Social Media is not a matter of intelligence, yes the Republican party has been on the tail end of learning social media, anyone think about the concept that the majority of the people inside of the democratic party are in the social media arena? Yes republicans need to gain some ground on this but because of the funding and resources that are needed to develop these habitual use of social media, it's hard.
Do the democrats have many people who know social media, yes. Are the republicans "not as smart" for not having that kind of backing? no. See intelligence isn't about which one is more persuasive. Deceitful people are very persuasive. Intelligence is choosing the right stance on an issue, where in the case of Republicans(Conservatives), I believe they currently take the right stance on the issues.
The media has been helpful in electing someone as a president that was less qualified than the Republican Vice President nominee. So the question truly is, is it wise for someone to take the consistent liberal media(including Social Media) and take their views to the polling office without researching information from places other than a one sided media source?

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Permalink Reply by Jeb Banner on July 22, 2009 at 11:03am

bottom line, Dems attract the youth vote, the youth are tech savvy so the dems are better at using technology since they've got a team that is comfortable with it.

It's not about intelligence, it's about demographics.

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Permalink Reply by Noah Coffey on July 22, 2009 at 11:07am

Clearly, the reason is due to the dems now having access to secret whitehouse files. They have access to area 51 and can use all that advanced alien social media technology (like google maps, social networks, auto-tweeters, and email delivered via truck).

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Permalink Reply by Sage McGreen on July 22, 2009 at 8:42pm

Secret files with google maps. Funny!
Seriously, I did see a comment from Steve Stuck that we should read the bill, and I agree. A link to the entire 600+ pages should be posted on both sites, it's not a secret.

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Permalink Reply by Adam Cmejla on July 22, 2009 at 11:18am

Just think of the lost productivity that IN commerce has sacrificed by all of us (myself included) voicing opinions and thoughts on this site (knowing that nothing is going to come from it other than good conversation/debate). Imagine how much $$$ and production would be made if we added up all the hours that were spent writing these posts multiplied by what we get paid per hour...

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