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according to this: http://techcrunch.com/2012/08/24/find-o ... tuspeople/

31% of obama's follower on twitter are fake

so to answer your question, no, it's not reasonable

Yes, Twitter is a modern form of communication.

It isn't like this is the only way Obama is promoting this... it is just one tool amongst many.

Having a web presence is very, very important. Good move.

I think there is still a lot we do not know about the power of twitter and twitter-like social media. Keep in mind this is a relatively young phenomenon. Is Twitter a reasonable way to contact representatives? No. There is no way of knowing if someone tweeting to a representative even lives in their district. I think what Obama is aiming for here is what many presidents have done in the past, and that's go around the media - directly to the people - and make a case for a program. Unfortunately, our republic has degenerated far enough into a democracy that such tactics work.