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bearsfootball516

(6,377 posts)
Tue Oct 2, 2018, 12:14 PM Oct 2018

Social Media can help Democrats: Check out these Twitter numbers I quickly pulled.

Florida Gov Race:

Andrew Gillum followers: 351,000

Ron DeSantis followers: 37,000


Florida Senate race:

Bill Nelson followers: 360,000

Rick Scott followers: 240,000 (And this is combined for two accounts he has)


Indiana Senate race:

Joe Donnelly followers: 109,000

Mike Braun followers: 8,000


Missouri Senate race:

Claire McCaskill followers: 450,000

Josh Hawley: followers 21,000 (Again, this is combined for two accounts he has)

This is only a small sample of competitive races, but it continues access the board. Democrats are having significantly social media presences than their opponents, which can be huge for turnout.

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Social Media can help Democrats: Check out these Twitter numbers I quickly pulled. (Original Post) bearsfootball516 Oct 2018 OP
People who "follow" a candidate on Twitter aren't necessarily supporters FakeNoose Oct 2018 #1
Hey, you may be right! It's hard to tell sometimes. bearsfootball516 Oct 2018 #2

FakeNoose

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1. People who "follow" a candidate on Twitter aren't necessarily supporters
Tue Oct 2, 2018, 12:35 PM
Oct 2018

...nor is there any proof they would vote for them either.

I get your meaning, but there could be just as many bots following these candidates as voters in their district/state. When you read the replies on their Twitter threads, some are negative or insulting as if they came from bots. The same would be true for all of us who hate-read Trump's tweets.

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