"Of course, the Obama social media operation was a juggernaut during the 2008 campaign. On Facebook and Twitter, in text messages and on YouTube, there was no comparison between Republicans and Democrats.
So the reality just two years later is striking: In social media, Republicans have caught up.
That's the conclusion of a report being released Thursday by the Pew Research Center.
'Lots more people — including Republicans, independents, supporters of the Tea Party — are just as active in this space as Democrats used to be,' says Lee Rainie, director of Pew's Internet and American Life Project. 'So the Democratic advantage, in some sense, is being washed away by the mainstreaming of the populations who are using these tools.'"
Republicans, Tea Party have caught up to Obama in social media
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