How can anyone say social media is not important when politicians are announcing their presidential bid through Twitter? That’s right, Hillary Clinton officially declared her run for the Democratic candidacy by tweeting a link to the announcement video on Sunday afternoon. Clinton took the angle of focusing on the people instead of herself by showcasing actual voters.
Watch full video here: http://bit.ly/1GDrkLu
Because social media is one of the most prominent ways to increase brand awareness, it would only make sense for politicians to take the route of social media outlets. Her tweet reached over three million views in just one hour which caused quite the response. Trending hashtag that emerged because of Clinton include #Hillary2016 and #WhyImNotVotingforHillary. Here are some of the posts below after her announcement:
Which hashtag will you be using?
