Politicians find that efforts to gain support through Twitter political campaigns come up short | Democracy, elections and voting at Democracy Chronicles

It may be the Snapchat election, but campaigns are committing Twitter gaffes like it’s 2008. On Tuesday, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie launched his candidacy with the Twitter hashtag #TellingItLikeItIs, which quickly became an avenue for opponents to send messages about scandals within his administration. And when Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal hosted a question-and-answer session on…