Social media has become a channel through which many Americans participate in politics. Sixty-six percent of social media users — or 39 percent of all American adults — have engaged in some form of civic or political activity via social media, suggests a new survey conducted by the Pew Research Center. These users tend to be more politically “pure” than moderates. That is, Democrats using social media are more likely to be liberal Democrats, while Republicans are more likely to be conservative Republicans.
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Social Sites Encourage Political Punditry
Posted by: Erika Morphy October 22, 2012 08:24 AMSocial media has become a channel through which many Americans participate in politics. Sixty-six percent of social media users — or 39 percent of all American adults — have engaged in some form of civic or political activity via social media, suggests a new survey conducted by the Pew Research Center. These users tend to be more politically “pure” than moderates. That is, Democrats using social media are more likely to be liberal Democrats, while Republicans are more likely to be conservative Republicans.