Abrasive but entertaining politicians rant on Facebook, Twitter – and legions of people follow them.

After Jeff Jackson landed in Congress he made a video. Oddly, he didn’t rant, he talked calmly – 3 million people watched. He made more videos without a rant – and over a million people watched each video.

How’d he do that in the Age of Social Media?

It’s a mystery.

But let’s hope it’s a sign times are changing.