It has been some time since I updated this scorecard. I did find some new technology outreach from one of the candidates since the last evaluation. Click here if you would like to read the March evaluation:  http://scottesoftware.wordpress.com/2014/03/11/representative-in-congress-congressional-district-03-march-technology-scorecard/

Now on to the evaluation…

The candidates: To see the official list of candidates click here

Democrat

Matthew Molyett – www.everyoneforcongress.us/‎

John Sarbanes (U.S. Congressman) – http://www.johnsarbanes.com/home

Republican

Thomas “Pinkston” Harris – No website or social media found

Michael Jackson – http://jackson4congress.tripod.com/

Charles Long – No website or social media found

The Scorecard: (Click the “Yes” or follower numbers below to view the social media page)

6/1/31	Facebook	Twitter	YouTube / Vimeo	LinkedIn	Flickr
Matthew Molyett	332 (+272)	39 (+21)	Yes	Yes
John Sarbanes	5198 (+315)	1559 (+55)	Yes	Yes	Yes
Thomas Harris
Micheal Jackson
Charles Long

Here are my takeaways from the scorecard above:

Congressman Sarbanes added the most new Facebook and Twitter followers since the last evaluation. He continues to hold a significant advantage in technology outreach.

Matthew Molyett added a significant number of new Facebook followers. The campaign team has to be pleased with that statistic. I was very happy to see new outreach on YouTube and the listing of the candidates LinkedIn profile. This is a significant improvement from March.

On the Republican side of the field…basically no positive remarks I can make about the outreach from these candidates. I did not find a single one of them with any campaign related social media channels. Just shocking to me.

Of course the reality of followers, likes, and subscribers does not mean a lot when it comes down to voting in the end, but it is a fun exercise to do and makes a great resource for following all of these candidates

Early voting begins on June 12th. The candidates should make sure their Howard County followers have this information: Early Voting in Howard County

Scott E #HoCoPolitics