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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumObama sees unusual spike in Facebook likes
more than 10 times his usual daily growth rate. http://www.buzzfeed.com/zekejmiller/obama-sees-unusual-spike-in-facebook-likes
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Obama sees unusual spike in Facebook likes (Original Post)
octoberlib
Oct 2012
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Cha
(297,275 posts)1. COOL! Thanks for the Report from FB,
octoberlib!
octoberlib
(14,971 posts)5. Thanks for the support!
I'm new here so I'm still feeling my way around.
helpisontheway
(5,008 posts)2. Unfortunately there are a lot of trolls
That "like" him solely so they can post negative crap on every post. I keep telling them to go like Romney when they start bashing Barack.
jillan
(39,451 posts)4. Oh yeah - I bet that is what is going on. They have totally invaded HuffPo as well.
octoberlib
(14,971 posts)6. I didn't think about the trolls. Grrr
Alekei_Firebird
(320 posts)3. Dems are being shaken out of complaceny
In the end, the debate may turn out to be just what the Dems needed to feel a sense of urgency. Let's be honest: the Mitt Romney Summer Comedy Tour had made us all lazy and overconfident.
VespertineIconoclast
(1,130 posts)7. Welcome to DU, Alekei_Firebird!
I was thinking the exact same thing as well. The debates may have been the kick in the pants progressives needed to know not to be complacent in this election.
ellenfl
(8,660 posts)8. i still think the lackluster debate might have been part of the plan to combat complacency. eom