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Obama campaign snaps up #horsesandbayonets

By Natalie Jennings, Published: October 22, 2012 at 10:41 pmE-mail the writer

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Wondering if the Obama “horses and bayonets” line was planned? The Obama campaign moved quickly after it was delivered to take out a promoted tweet on the hashtag #horsesandbayonets, which suggests his team may have known it was coming.


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