Will Rep. Howard Coble, still trying to get with the times:
Coble says his methods of campaigning have served him well, but earlier this year the congressman gave permission for his staff to open a Facebook account in his name. Coble, who is running against Salisbury Democrat Sam Turner in November, continues to use his top three ways of campaigning.
“The young people now are attracted by social media,” the 79-year-old Coble said. “I figured even though I am old school, I don’t want to be out of step. We agreed to do that and I have no regrets having done it.
“Somebody suggested that we have a Twitter,” he joked. “I said, ‘I’m too long in the tooth to tweet, so we dismissed that one.”
It’s easier than you might think, Howard. Just don’t overestimate the attention span of the people on the other end.
