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Wisconsin's elected representatives become social media savvy: Donovan Slack of the Gannett Washington Bureau writes: "Would you watch a video of Rep. Tom Petri driving a pedicab? How about Rep. Sean Duffy eating beef jerky? Or maybe Rep. Gwen Moore refuting assertions by Stephen Colbert that she got her congressional seat through affirmative action? Thousands of people actually did. As more and more people are logging on to Twitter, Facebook and YouTube, members of the Wisconsin congressional delegation are becoming more and more savvy at reaching them there."

 

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