Idaho Democratic Rep. Walt Minnick's early-morning concession, made by campaign manager John Foster, ranked No. 8 on Twitter's list. Tweeting from Foster 208 at about 2 a.m. Nov. 3, Foster wrote,
"Congratulations to Raul Labrador on a hard-earned win, and best of luck
as Idaho's next Congressman" Asked to comment Tuesday, Foster said in an e-mail, "I'm stunned. It's a huge honor." Said Twitter in explaining its ranking, "Twitter was a powerful
campaign tool during the 2010 U.S. Midterm Elections, and Election Night
results often broke first on Twitter. Demonstrating how quickly the
world of political communications is changing, Idaho incumbent Walt
Minnick’s campaign manager issued a concession Tweet"/Dan Popkey, Idaho Statesman. More here.
Question: Do you tweet or follow anyone's Twitter?
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.