Washington has changed. What started as experimentation by a few presidential campaigns has become a full-blown social media revolution.

90% of Congressional offices use blogs to help determine constituent opinion
More than 90% of Members of Congress are on Facebook
More than 30% of Congress are already using Twitter
Seven of the 16 presidential campaigns launched on YouTube

Just as public officials are using social media to tell constituents where they stand on the issues; we the people have an opportunity to tell our representatives what we believe in and how we think they should vote on the important issues of the day.
We call it social advocacy.

By posting a message on a public official’s Facebook page, sending them a tweet about an issue or commenting on a video on their YouTube channel, you can send a personal yet public message about where you stand. Because these platforms are inherently social, this action also alerts your friends, family and colleagues that you have taken a stand, signaling them to become engaged and involved as well.

You can think of it as posting a billboard on the steps of the Capitol.