Republicans' #areyoubetteroff Hashtag Backfires when Twitter Responds 'Yes'

Unless you’ve been plugging your ears and humming every time a political ad or news story has invaded your living room (we understand the urge), you’ve inevitably heard Mitt Romney (or his campaign) ask some version of the question, “Are you better off now than you were four years ago?”

Earlier this week, in an effort to use Twitter to further the message that Romney can succeed where the president has failed, the GOP used the social network’s promoted hashtag service to purchase #areyoubetteroff,

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