Twitter Showing the Promise of the American Political Process

The relatively new idea to use social media in elections is changing politics. Twitter was founded in 2006, and  politicians and presidential candidates have just recently been taking advantage of social media.  I see the use of social media, or twitter, as a good thing.  Twitter allows people to get information quicker then they'd be able to in news papers or on news channels, Twitter allows politicians to communicate with thousands of citizens at once, and it allows for everyone to have their voices heard.  Twitter is mostly used by teens and young adults, so presidential candidates are able to target the younger population so that they can either influence people like their parents, or if they are older than 18 they could vote for that candidate. Twitter makes communication between citizens and politicians/ leaders of America easier and more efficient.  President Obama was the first presidential candidate/ president to use twitter. During President Obama's first term, he used twitter to communicate with the public and gain supporters.  He repeatedly tweeted about how Romney would not be a good president and asked for re tweets. This gave him an edge over Romney, Obama's campaign tweeted four times more than Romney's campaign.When he decided to run for a second term, he made a video and tweeted about it on  his twitter. Now Obama is ending his second term, and it could not have been just a coincidence that Obama was elected twice. Of course there's always a negative side, twitter can spread false information. Anyone can just tweet out bogus and any idiot might believe it. But maybe this is a good thing, if someone tweeted a rumor about a presidential candidate then people might rethink their choice on their vote, and maybe reconsider who is actually the best candidate to vote for.