Why should Cory Booker get to have all the fun?
The Newark, New Jersey mayor-turned-Senate hopeful might be the only politician who will come shovel your driveway if you ask him on Twitter, but he's far from the only politician making great use of the platform.
Social media can be a tricky game for politicians. Never mind the well-publicized scandals like Anthony Weiner's bulging tweets and Sarah Palin's coining the word refudiate; there's an entire website devoted to cataloging politicians' deleted tweets, making sure their slips of the finger never leave the internet.
But Twitter has more than 200 million active users who produce more than 400 million tweets a day, according to the platform's blog. It has the potential to be an amazing resource for politicians looking to interact with constituents, humanize their campaigns, and more directly influence the news cycle.
Lots of politicians turn the reins over to their staff and tweet bland policy updates and press appearances. Some, however, use their 140 characters creatively. We've scoured the web and pulled together the 15 most interesting politicians on Twitter.
They're aggressive, funny, informative, uplifting, and sometimes even cute. You definitely won't always agree with them, but they're all making Twitter more interesting, and deserve your follow.
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa)
Grassley's Twitter feed is most often the subject of ridicule, as in this Gawker article that compiled 15 occasions on which the Senator tweeted one or two letters without explanation. These gaffes do make for a good laugh, but Grassley's tweets are also unapologetically aggressive and critical, which makes for a more dynamic read than many carefully edited politicians on social media. His unnecessary abbreviations, frequent exclamation points, and unique syntax make him all the more interesting.
Follow: @ChuckGrassley
Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.)
The Colorado Congressman loves to jump on the bandwagon for hashtags like #NSALoveSongs and is refreshingly down-to-earth — he reacted well to making the list of "23 Most Important Combovers Of Congress." He also appears to have a thing for Capuchin monkeys. The best thing about following Polis is the abundance of quotes, from Calvin Coolidge to Victor Hugo, including some he appears to have come up with himself.
Follow: @jaredpolis
London Mayor Boris Johnson (Conservative)
Maybe it's just because we're mentally reading the tweets in a British accent, but the London Mayor's relentlessly cheery tweets and frequent constituent interaction (he regularly hosts #AskBoris Q and A's on everything from the nation's finances to his favorite type of cake) easily earned him a spot on this list.
Follow: @MayorofLondon
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