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Political Activity Skyrockets On Social Media

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Nearly 40 percent of Americans engaged in political activity on social networking sites like Facebook or Twitter in the 2012 campaign. That’s a dramatic increase from 2008 when only 26 percent of the population even used a social networking site, according to a new study by the Pew Research Center. KUOW’s Ross Reynolds takes a closer look at the new study with Pew researcher Aaron Smith.

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