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TBF

(32,064 posts)
Mon Feb 1, 2016, 05:45 PM Feb 2016

Sanders dominating Facebook

This is huge because the young adults aren't even on Facebook - they are on Instagram, Snapchat, and Reddit. Older folks are on Facebook.

Here's the story:

Sanders dominating pre-caucus Facebook conversation in Iowa

By Hadas Gold

02/01/16 02:51 PM EST

Sen. Bernie Sanders is dominating the conversation among Iowans on Facebook in the hours leading up to the caucuses, according to data shared by the social networking site.

Sanders has captured 42.4 percent of the conversation among Iowans on Facebook from midnight CST to noon on Monday, Facebook reports. That's more than Donald Trump, who has a 21.7 percent share of the conversation. Next comes Hillary Clinton at 13.1 percent, followed by Ted Cruz, who has 10.7 percent of the conversation.

Yet smaller shares of Facebook users have been talking about Rand Paul (4.7 percent), Ben Carson (2.6 percent), and Marco Rubio (1.9 percent).

Just among the Democratic candidates, Sanders is capturing 73 percent of the conversation compared to Clinton's 25 percent.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/blogs/iowa-caucus-2016-live-updates/2016/02/bernie-sanders-facebook-iowa-218540#ixzz3yxHAt54G


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RoccoR5955

(12,471 posts)
2. I know that I am encouraging them to go to their Caucus...
Mon Feb 1, 2016, 06:01 PM
Feb 2016

And fill their car with others to come with them. We need as many bodies there for Bernie as we can get.

 

libdem4life

(13,877 posts)
3. Thank you. This caucus process is all new to me. I've only lived in private balloting states.
Mon Feb 1, 2016, 06:05 PM
Feb 2016

This seems anything but private.

mucifer

(23,548 posts)
4. They are conversing about him. But, is it positive conversations
Mon Feb 1, 2016, 07:56 PM
Feb 2016

or negative conversations?

Can't help it I'm a bit of a pessimist.

SoapBox

(18,791 posts)
7. It is HUGE!
Mon Feb 1, 2016, 08:24 PM
Feb 2016

I'm not even sure that we appreciate how big this is...and many of us are out there browsing a lot.

It's big!

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