In years past there has been a lot of debate about the Democrat domination online – and whether or not Republicans would be able to catch up.
Now that Obama is in the White House and Republicans find it much easier to convince 85 year-old women to Twitter, is it fair to say the playing field has leveled?
We did a little poking around to find out which political committee was doing better online and whether or not the gap was narrowing. [as of August 24 at noon]
Twitter:
RNC | Followers 9,835 | Last Tweet, August 24
DNC | Followers 3,676 | Last Tweet, August 12
NRCC | Followers 4,029 | Last Tweet, August 24
DCCC | Followers 4,377 | Last Tweet, August 21
Facebook:
RNC | Supporters 90,680 | Latest activity, unclear
DNC | Supporters 48,895 | Latest activity, August 5
NRCC | Supporters 2,585 | Latest activity, August 24
DCCC | Supporters 8,851 | Latest activity, August 21
Blogging:
RNC | Latest post, May, 15
DNC | Latest post, August 24
NRCC | Latest post, August 20
DCCC | Latest post, August 21
YouTubing:
RNC | Video views, 3,029,701
DNC | Video views, 1,743,103
NRCC | Video views, 1,613,299
DCCC | Video views, 700,236
Except for blogging and the fact the the RNC site is a hot mess, it seems as if they might have a slight edge. Can anyone explain as to why the RNC hasn’t blogged since Nixon was in the Oval Office?
UPDATE: Don’t count out the House GOP, they just launched a New Media caucus.