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Click the image for a larger version.</p> <p>Highlights include:</p> <ul> <li>60% of staffers learned about a policy issue for the first time online</li> <li>1/3 changed their position on policy issues based on online information</li> <li>80% of staffers still view in-person visits, phone calls and written letters as effective</li> <li>A majority (53%) of policymakers use Twitter</li> <li>Poor messaging and lack of grassroots support lead among top campaign &#8220;fail factors&#8221;</li> </ul> <p><center><a href="wp-content/uploads/2011/12/capitalstaffer-2011-infographic.jpg"><img title="2011 Capital Staffers Index infographic" src="wp-content/uploads/2011/12/capitalstaffer-2011-infographic.jpg" alt="2011 Capital Staffers Index infographic" width="628" height="2104" /></a></center><br /> If you&#8217;d like to learn more about the study, please contact Jere Sullivan, Global Public Affairs Chairman in Edelman&#8217;s Washington, DC office at (202) 371-0200.</p> <p><strong>Related</strong><br /> <a href="http://www.edelman.com/csi/2011_Capital_Staffer_Index.html">2011 Capital Staffer Index</a></p> <!--div class="snap_nopreview sharing robots-nocontent"><ul><li class="sharing_label">Share this:</li><li class="share-facebook share-regular"><a rel="nofollow" class="share-facebook share-icon" href="http://influence.edelman.com/in-action/capital-staffer-2011-infographic?share=facebook" target="_blank" title="Share on Facebook">Facebook</a></li><li class="share-twitter share-regular"><a rel="nofollow" class="share-twitter share-icon" href="http://influence.edelman.com/in-action/capital-staffer-2011-infographic?share=twitter" target="_blank" title="Click to share on Twitter">Twitter</a></li><li class="share-reddit share-regular"><a rel="nofollow" class="share-reddit share-icon" href="http://influence.edelman.com/in-action/capital-staffer-2011-infographic?share=reddit" target="_blank" title="Click to share on Reddit">Reddit</a></li><li class="share-stumbleupon share-regular"><a rel="nofollow" class="share-stumbleupon share-icon" href="http://influence.edelman.com/in-action/capital-staffer-2011-infographic?share=stumbleupon" target="_blank" title="Click to share on StumbleUpon">StumbleUpon</a></li><li class="share-print share-regular"><a rel="nofollow" class="share-print share-icon" href="http://influence.edelman.com/in-action/capital-staffer-2011-infographic#print" target="_blank" title="Click to print">Print</a></li><li class="share-email share-regular"><a rel="nofollow" class="share-email share-icon" href="http://influence.edelman.com/in-action/capital-staffer-2011-infographic?share=email" target="_blank" title="Click to email this to a friend">Email</a></li><li class="share-end"></li></ul><div class="sharing-clear"></div></div--> <div class="clr"></div> </div><!-- end of post --> </div> </div> </div> <!-- END OF CONTENT --> <!-- END OF BOTTOM BOX --> <!-- END OF CONTENT --> <!-- BEGIN FOOTER --> <div id="footer"> <div class="footer1"> </div> <div class="footer2"> </div> <div class="footer3"> </div> </div> <!-- END OF FOOTER --> </div> </div> </div> <script type='text/javascript' src='http://s.gravatar.com/js/gprofiles.js?u&#038;ver=3.2.1'></script> <script type='text/javascript'> /* <![CDATA[ */ var WPGroHo = { my_hash: "" }; /* ]]> */ </script> <script type='text/javascript' src='wp-content/plugins/jetpack/modules/wpgroho.js?ver=3.2.1'></script> <div style="display:none"> </div> <div id="su-footer-links" style="text-align: center;"></div><script type='text/javascript' src='wp-content/plugins/jetpack/modules/sharedaddy/sharing.js?ver=0.1'></script> <div id="sharing_email" style="display: none;"> <form action="" method="post"> <label for="target_email">Send to Email Address</label> <input type="text" name="target_email" id="target_email" value="" /> <label for="source_name">Your Name</label> <input type="text" name="source_name" id="source_name" value="" /> <label for="source_email">Your Email Address</label> <input type="text" name="source_email" id="source_email" value="" /> <img style="float: right; display: none" class="loading" src="wp-content/plugins/jetpack/modules/sharedaddy/images/loading.gif" alt="loading" width="16" height="16" /> <input type="submit" value="Send Email" class="sharing_send" /> <a href="#cancel" class="sharing_cancel">Cancel</a> <div class="errors errors-1" style="display: none;"> Post was not sent - check your email addresses! </div> <div class="errors errors-2" style="display: none;"> Email check failed, please try again </div> <div class="errors errors-3" style="display: none;"> Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. </div> </form> </div> <script src="http://stats.wordpress.com/e-201213.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> st_go({v:'ext',j:'1',blog:'24992990',post:'314'}); var load_cmc = function(){linktracker_init(24992990,314,2);}; if ( typeof addLoadEvent != 'undefined' ) addLoadEvent(load_cmc); else load_cmc(); </script> </body> </html>