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Conservatives Use Social Media to Move Agendas Much More Than Liberals Do

Conventional wisdom says it is liberals who use the internet best to enhance activist causes, but that may not really be the case.
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About a five-minute drive from downtown Morehead City, North Carolina, three ­retirees sat down for lunch at their favorite spot, Bojangles' Famous Chicken 'n Biscuits. While visitors to Morehead City, on the southeast coast of the state, might feel they had tumbled into a world far removed from the rest of the state, one of the men, a retired nuclear chemist, said he knew of a place that was much more out of touch.

"One of the most isolated places in the world, and I've been there, is a university," said Ken. "All you do is talk to your friends, and your friends are the same ones who think the same way you do…. They only talk to people who make themselves feel ­comfortable."

Ken was sitting with Verne and Bob. The three retirees and friends also happened to be leaders of the Crystal Coast Tea Party Patriots (CCTPP).

"Sounds like D.C.," Verne quipped.

"In a bubble," added Bob.

"You always hear on the news that Congress is

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