There is Scott Brown the Senate candidate in Massachusetts, and there is Scott Brown, the musician in New Zealand. They each have Twitter accounts, but the Scott Brown from Down Under laid claim to @ScottBrown first, and the Senate candidate had to resort to @ScottBrownMA.
As the Boston Globe reports, in the past few days, as @ScottBrownMA has gained momentum through bloggers and twitterers and other social media, @ScottBrown has been inundated with people seeking @ScottBrownMA.
Here is one of the tweets by @ScottBrown about the flood of contacts:
Coakley’s Twitter account (@MarthaCoakley) has 1915 followers compared to 2322 for @ScottBrownMA.
Brown’s Facebook page has 8689 fans versus 6255 at Coakley‘s Facebook page. The BrownBrigade online network has 2517 members; I could find nothing similar for Coakley.
Clearly, despite lower name recognition, less money, and without the powerful union and entrenched political interests behind him, Scott Brown is gaining momentum the new-fashioned way. Will there be enough time to translate this momentum into votes?
Spread the word, by voice, e-mail, Tweet, Facebook, whatever.
There is a chance to stop the abominable health care bill on January 19, by electing Scott Brown.
Update: Prof. Reynolds asks how Brown is doing on donations. You can donate here, or wait for the January “moneybomb” (why wait?)
And, Martha Coakley’s Secret Bank Account
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