In 2008, Democrats owned the social media message, helping propel Barack Obama to the presidency.
In 2012, Republicans have largely caught up on the Internet. According to various reports, Americans for Prosperity, a conservative-leaving Political Action Committee linked to Koch Brothers, has spent at least $1.3 million on digital anti-Obama ads in the last two weeks.
But they might have over-thought the idea to spend $120,000 to buy sponsored Tweets that includes the hash tag #16trillionfail. The idea was to have people Tweeting about the country?s $16 trillion deficit.
Instead, Twitter users have been using the hash tag to blame Republicans.
Here are a few of the most recent Tweets with #16trillionfail:
@milque: $360,000+ paid by @MittRomney to Twitter for 3 days of 3 failed promoted trends? That?s what I call sensible spending! #16TrillionFail
@JSTwiss: GOP blames Obama for size of deficit?imagine how much smaller it would be if Romney had actually paid taxes #16TrillionFail #2012Forward
@Picassokat: Just after start of $4trill Iraq War, Majority Whip Mitch McConnell rammed thru Congress, 1st wartime tax cut in U S history #16TrillionFail
@BubbyKatz: #16TrillionFail Worst recession since the great depression ? yep ? Republicans Built That !
@WaveWit: #16trillionfail #Arithmetic: Debt increase by president: Reagan 186%, Bush 54%, Clinton 41%, Bush II 72%, Obama 23%. Source CBO #forward2012
While most of the recent #16trillionfail Tweets are pro-Obama, there have been a couple of recent anti-Obama Tweets using the tag:
@TheTeaParty_net: #DNC can?t hide the fact that we are over 8% UNEMPLOYMENT! No one believes their lies. #tcot #gop #teaparty #tlot #16trillionfail
@NASAguy: President Obama has fought hard for a #16trillionfail !
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