Rep. Ocasio-Cortez and Rep. Himes to discuss aspects of engaging constituents via Twitter

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The House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee is hosting a session Thursday morning with Ocasio-Cortez of New York (@AOC – 2.42 million followers) and Rep. Jim Himes of Connecticut (@jahimes – 76,500 followers) "on the most effective ways to engage constituents on Twitter and the importance of digital storytelling."

The lesson comes as a generational divide between members of Congress and the tech platforms they oversee has been on full display.

Hearings with the heads of Facebook and Google over the past year showed that some lawmakers didn't understand how the platforms made money – or even what they did.

"The older generation of members and senators is pretty clueless on the social media platforms. It’s pretty clear that a lot of members have 25-year-olds in their offices," running their social media, Himes said.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/01/16/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-lawmakers-tap-new-members-twitter-expertise/2592539002/

I rarely omit the title of an article in an OP, but this one was just stupid (plus, that is Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York).

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1. Glad to see AOC mentoring her fellow Democrats on the proper use of Twitter...

mastering communication is obviously key to winning elections and building consensus, as she has proven in the her own election shocker, and Twitter was a huge part of her success.