Not necessarily. For example, I believe a big enough social media campaign could have convinced Dennis Kucinich to relocate to Washington State and become a rep

Not necessarily. For example, I believe a big enough social media campaign could have convinced Dennis Kucinich to relocate to Washington State and become a rep there, instead of staying in Ohio and eventually losing his seat. (Of course, that never happened, and I never finished my version of what the OP made (which was basically Tweet-A-Senator, but you could only tweet Dennis Kucinich....)). I think twitter can be used in innovative, non-traditional ways to influence politicians. #Benghazi, anyone?