Finger On The Pulse: Federal Election

Allard Dept: "At first, I used to think it was silly," the Newmarket, Ont., resident said, laughing. "I don't think that anymore.", according to CBC. The 2011 federal election has been widely touted as the "Twitter" election, with questions arising over whether use of Twitter and other social media could influence the course of the campaign, like it did for Barack Obama or Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi and the federal election propelled Pam Allard, 62, into the Twittersphere and she says she's here to stay. But Allard is a politically engaged voter who knows who she's voting for and sought out Twitter as an additional way to keep her finger "on the pulse" of the campaign. She's not a voter who will be swayed to another party or one who needs to be motivated to vote. As reported in the news.
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