Let’s say you’re a first-term thirty-something congressman from the mountain west who’s also the type of guy to tweet out things like “hmmm, maybe if I hold out on supporting DADT repeal, Lada Gaga will call me?” You might also hanker to use your Twitter feed to send some love towards two college guys in New Jersey going for the Guinness World Record in the Longest Continuous Kiss category (hashtag: #mattybobbykiss), or to greet the end of the congressional session with a simple, “woot, woot.”
How do you keep the freedom to tweet with flavor in the button-down world of Washington politics?
I actually cut politicians and other leaders a fair amount of slack on the “horrors! they’re not posting their own tweets!” front. But I hate the way so many end up sounding like a stream of statements that tested above 75% in the latest overnight polling.
So while I give Rep. Polis props for actually clicking the “Tweet” button himself, what really impresses me is that he’s maintaining a genuine, personal voice – and one that’s memorable and charming to boot. That’s getting rare… not just on Twitter, but anywhere else politicians are speaking publicly.
