Republicans love that South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, a rising GOP star, has been picked to rebut President Obama’s final State of the Union address.

Some just don’t think the GOP response itself is an effective messaging tool anymore.

They say the official response — typically delivered before a lone camera with no audience — seems anachronistic in the age of social media and small when compared to the president’s bully pulpit.

“I’m just not a big fan of the response. It’s hard to match the pageantry of the State of the Union, so why even try,” one House Republican told The Hill. “The tradition should be no response to the State of the Union.”

Read the article “Republicans Sour on State of the Union Response” on thehill.com.