Beyond the election: Third-party candidates and social media
Libertarian Gary Johnson will not win the presidency tonight, but he does have a fair number of fans on social media.
On Nov 6, 2012 by Justin Franz
Long-shot presidential candidates continue on Facebook and principle
Buddy Roemer, Fred Karger and Gary Johnson remain active online, but their support is fading.
On May 30, 2012 by Justin Franz
Can social media save Buddy Roemer?
The former Louisiana Governor needs to gain 5,000 supporters in the next three days to qualify for the online primary hosted by American Elect.
On May 11, 2012 by Justin Franz
Buddy Roemer drops GOP for independent presidential campaign
The former Louisiana governor’s been a Democrat. He’s been a Republican. Now he’s running as the Twitter candidate.
On Feb 23, 2012 by Justin Franz
In Google+, a political Bizarro World
On Google’s social network, the horse race gets just plain weird.
On Feb 15, 2012 by Justin Franz
Tweeting the State of the Union
Hashtags provided a real-time account of the President’s speech.
On Jan 25, 2012 by Justin Franz
The week’s best in Reddit Q&As
Reddit’s live-interview session is quickly becoming a forum for political debates, but there were plenty of fun alternatives this week too.
On Jan 10, 2012 by Kevin Morris
Upvote: This week on Reddit, politics and 2 billion pageviews
Reddit hits two billion pageviews and people—notably politicians—show respect by using the community as a platform.
On Jan 6, 2012 by Kevin Morris
No debate invite, no problem: Buddy Roemer turns to Reddit
The former Louisiana governor and congressman became the latest politician to turn Reddit’s live-interview section into a social soapbox.
On Jan 6, 2012 by Chase Hoffberger
Reddit Digest: January 6, 2012
Reddit’s live-interview sessions can be a great way to build political buzz—if you’re not competing in a seperate thread with a verified, former crack whore.
Buddy Roemer tweets win more followers than votes
The long shot GOP candidate may not have much money, but he does have a sense of humor. And on Twitter, that counts for a lot.
On Jan 5, 2012 by Chase Hoffberger
Presidential long shot Buddy Roemer defies odds on Twitter
Buddy Roemer’s Twitter feed may read like a stand-up comedy routine, but the former Louisiana governor’s intentions for the GOP are no laughing matter.
On Jan 4, 2012 by Chase Hoffberger
Campaigns turn to promoted tweets
Politicians are increasingly using promoted tweets to draw voters.
On Dec 20, 2011 by Justin Franz
GOP long shots take to social media
Longshot candidates reach out to the masses through social media.
On Dec 19, 2011 by Justin Franz
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