When Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) decided to run for Minority Leader after Democrats lost the House in November, she wanted to get the news out fast and cast a wide net. So she tweeted it, says Roll Call.

They continue, "The role of social media in Congressional leaders' messaging and outreach has exploded over the past few years, whether it be through tweets about floor schedule updates or on Facebook. But within that trend is a clear - and nonpartisan - divide between the savvy and those still in the dark."

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