Video: Hillary 'harnesses the power of text messaging'
 As she runs for the presidency, Senator Hillary Clinton's (NY-D) latest strategy is a plan to "harness the power of text messaging."
“By harnessing the power of text messaging, we can engage voters in the political process using the latest technology and provide personalized, local campaign updates to our supporters nationwide,” Clinton said Monday at a rally in Albany, New York. “This is an exciting step forward that I hope will continue our conversation with voters in a new format.”
Clinton asked her supporters with cell phones to "raise 'em up high" and to send the word "JOIN" to the number 77007. The former first lady advised those unfamiliar with text messaging to ask for help from a "young person nearby, because they know how to do this."
After texting "JOIN," callers are told, "Thank you for joining my campaign for change!" Help build the campaign by asking EVERYONE to text JOIN to 77007."
At the The Hill, Aman Ali notes, "Soon, her supporters will be able to receive messages such as, 'OMG, Hillary 4 president is so cool ;)' on their cell phones."
While Wonkette's blog posting mocks, "Boyfriend piss you off? Sign him up for Hillary Clinton’s new text-messaging service! We’re not sure what possible purpose it serves, but who among us doesn’t love getting text messages from people who work for people we don’t actually know?"
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