There’s an old saying: Don’t ask, if you can’t handle the answer. That’s a lesson the Republican National Committee learned the hard way yesterday.

It seemed like a simple enough day on social media. The RNC, via the @GOP Twitter account, sent out a quick survey link, asking their followers questions like “Please pick the answer that best completes this sentence: the Republican National Committee is unique because it:”

However, it became clear that not everyone on the Internet was happy with choosing between a (“Fights Obama’s liberal agenda”) and b (“Works to defeat Democrats.”) Let’s just say that they went a little bit off-script, and the Republicans got more feedback than they necessarily expected, Tweet-style.

Here’s some highlights of the overnight trolling of the RNC.

[View the story “The GOP’s Issue Failure” on Storify]

This article appears in January 17 • 2014.

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The Chronicle's first Culture Desk editor, Richard has reported on Austin's growing film production and appreciation scene for over a decade. A graduate of the universities of York, Stirling, and UT-Austin, a Rotten Tomatoes certified critic, and eight-time Best of Austin winner, he's currently at work on two books and a play.