[View the story "Nova Scotia elections heat up on Twitter" on Storify ]Nova Scotia elections heat up on Twitter Political candidates and their constituencies take the electoral battleground online. Storified by AJAMStream · Mon, Sep 23 2013 13:47:29
Glad to see the media picking up on the NS NDP bullying on twitter. Some days I can't post about the weather without being attacked #nspoliMegan Blumenthal
Why are people calling the NDP bullies on the Twitter their not bullying anyone. This talk has got to stop. #nspoli #nselxn13 #halifaxCarmen Morrissey
@TeamAdam76 I was a victim of some of the NDP Twitter bullying as well, funny how all those tweet got deleted! #nspoliD. Darren MacDonald
If we responded to every NDP spin, attack, or lie on Twitter, we'd be at it all day. #voterfatigue #nspoliS. Leuther
A Twitter
debate between a spouse of a New Democratic Party candidate and Kelly Regan, a Liberal party candidate, made headlines last week. Here are some highlights of the exchange
(some tweets included vulgar language) :
@pingwad Just like the decn to send out mailouts paid for by taxpayers during elxn was a fluke. The NDP controlled timing of elexn! #doucheyKelly Regan
@pingwad @CBCNS @chronicleherald #undemocratic NDP lack of respect for rules (illegal campaign donations, taxpayer funded flyers) is patternKelly Regan
@KellyReganNS "#douchey?" @CBCNS @chronicleherald might be interested in u using such offensive language on twitter.You're an MLA-not okay.Pam Sullivan
@pingwad funny when politicians show their true nature on twitter thinking it's somehow less legit than other media. Welcome to the new age.Pam Sullivan
Last week, Anonymous released a statement directed at NDP supporters, accusing the party of "employing bots and paid tweeters." However, the party vehemently
denied the allegations.
Anonymous Press ReleaseAnonymous is cognisant of the fact that the release of this information could influence The Nova Scotian election. But understand this: i...
Others online complained of the political Twitter overload.
#nspoli #nsvotes #nselxn13 Why does NDP have so many twitter accts? Can't they have one like other parties?Greg
Show me *one* pissy #NSpoli twitter exchange that ends with "I see your point of view now and am switching sides". #JustOneSack-Vegas!!
How many Official @NSNDP Twitter accounts are there? #nspoli #cbpoli #nsvotes #Halifax #nselxn13Bill Hillier
Others in Nova Scotia, however, welcome the online debate.
I am enjoying watching the parties use social media (primarily Twitter) for the first time in a campaign. #SObad #nselxn13 #nspoliDarrin Harvey
Nova Scotia's elections are scheduled to take place on October 8, 2013.
Do you live in Nova Scotia? What do you think about political parties' online campaigns on social media? Tweet us your thoughts using #ajamstream or leave a comment below.
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