The Web’s cacophony of anti-ACA sentiment
The ire at #brokenpromises is beating the push to #getcovered.
Anger is contagious on social media, and it has been easier to use Twitter and Facebook to stoke opposition to Obamacare than to implore people to sign up. Social media experts say supporters of the president’s health law just haven’t been as effective as the seething anti-Obamacare forces in getting out sharp, clear messages.
The online war of words could play a role in enrollment for 2014: The deadline is March 31.
“We’re rapidly reaching the tipping point where social media opinion will simply be ‘public opinion,’” said Rob Key, CEO of the social strategy company Converseon. “A relatively small percentage of the population helps influence the agenda and opinions of the rest of the society. Social media is now providing these key influencers a supercharged pulpit to influence others exponentially … in ways not possible even just two years ago.”
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2014/02/obamacare-social-media-103354.html
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that's a good one!
Perhaps we can force people to tweet nice things about Obamacare? 
