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applegrove

(118,682 posts) Sat Jul 21, 2012, 08:17 PM Jul 2012

"Romney Campaign: We Don't Buy Twitter Followers" by Zeke Milller at BuzzFeed

Romney Campaign: We Don't Buy Twitter Followers

by Zeke Milller at BuzzFeed

http://www.buzzfeed.com/zekejmiller/romney-campaign-we-dont-buy-twitter-followers

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Mitt Romney's presidential campaign is stumped by the candidate's rapid Twitter follower growth, with the candidate's account gaining more than 75,000 followers in less than a day.

The website 140elect.com, which tracks the Twitter presence of presidential candidates, first noticed the spike.

Zac Moffatt, the Romney campaign's digital director, rejected accusations that the campaign was "buying" followers for Romney, who trails Barack Obama's account by more than 16 million followers.

"We have reached out to Twitter to find out additional information regarding the rapid growth," he told BuzzFeed.
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"Romney Campaign: We Don't Buy Twitter Followers" by Zeke Milller at BuzzFeed (Original Post) applegrove Jul 2012 OP

LOL! applegrove Jul 2012 #1

If you follow it doesn't mean you particularly support that person Rosa Luxemburg Jul 2012 #2

If you look at the graph it is an obvious impossibility that these are real people. Either Romeny or applegrove Jul 2012 #4

That's an interesting point Rosa Luxemburg Jul 2012 #9

Bots are people, my friend.... n/t xocet Jul 2012 #11

We don't buy Twitter followers, you're confusing us with Gingrich" arcane1 Jul 2012 #3

Uh huh. Suuuure you don't. Drunken Irishman Jul 2012 #5

If you need to pay people to give you lots of twitter followers AFTER getting the nomnation... ShadowLiberal Jul 2012 #6

We're supposed to believe that? graywarrior Jul 2012 #7

And here's the graph...you decide if it looks normal: NYC Liberal Jul 2012 #8

that looks like the shape of the stick that's up Romney's ass. Whisp Jul 2012 #10

That reminds me of the "Hockey Stick" temperature chart. Odin2005 Jul 2012 #12

applegrove

(118,682 posts)

1. LOL!

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sat Jul 21, 2012, 08:17 PM

Jul 2012

Rosa Luxemburg

(28,627 posts)

2. If you follow it doesn't mean you particularly support that person

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Sat Jul 21, 2012, 08:18 PM

Jul 2012

applegrove

(118,682 posts)

4. If you look at the graph it is an obvious impossibility that these are real people. Either Romeny or

Reply to Rosa Luxemburg (Reply #2)

Sat Jul 21, 2012, 08:20 PM

Jul 2012

some Romney supporter trying to make him look more popular via bots.

Rosa Luxemburg

(28,627 posts)

9. That's an interesting point

Reply to applegrove (Reply #4)

Sat Jul 21, 2012, 09:53 PM

Jul 2012

xocet

(3,871 posts)

11. Bots are people, my friend.... n/t

Reply to applegrove (Reply #4)

Sat Jul 21, 2012, 10:12 PM

Jul 2012

arcane1

(38,613 posts)

3. We don't buy Twitter followers, you're confusing us with Gingrich"

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sat Jul 21, 2012, 08:20 PM

Jul 2012

Drunken Irishman

(34,857 posts)

5. Uh huh. Suuuure you don't.

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Sat Jul 21, 2012, 08:28 PM

Jul 2012

ShadowLiberal

(2,237 posts)

6. If you need to pay people to give you lots of twitter followers AFTER getting the nomnation...

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sat Jul 21, 2012, 09:41 PM

Jul 2012

... then you seem to think you're screwed in some way in a popularity contest, which elections often are.

Still, I'd be interested in seeing graphs on how Obama's twitter followers jumped since he opened his account for a comparison, especially during the 08 election.

Either way though, the sudden jump is very suspicious.

I can think of only 1 innocent explanation, Romney's campaign in the last few days suddenly decided "hey, why don't we add a link on all our news letters to supports to follow us on twitter".