Sure, he may be lagging behind social-media darlings Sen. Marco “Watergate” Rubio, R-Fla., and GOP filibuster twins Rand Paul of Kentucky and Ted Cruz of Texas — each boasting about 436,000 followers, 250,000 followers and 161,000 followers, respectively — in terms of online adulation.

But Colorado Democrat Mark Udall proved Friday that he knows how to cram a whole lotta attention-getters into 140 characters:

#CO is fed up w/ #partisan brinksmanship. RT to #MakeDCListen to the #middleclass & #CObiz who want #bipartisan solutions not shutdowns.

— Mark Udall (@MarkUdall) September 27, 2013

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#wellplayedsir