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Jan Brewer Tops 1 Million Views With Top Video of 2009-10 For Gubernatorial Candidates

After counting down the Top 10 youtube videos for State Committees and 2010 Senate Campaigns, today we turn our attention to 2010 Governor races.   While Republican Governor Jan Brewer took the top spot with 1,251,353 views for her video “President Obama, No One In Arizona Is Laughing,” Democrat candidates accounted for 7 of the 10 videos in this list.  A few more numbers before we count them down:

1. Jerry Brown accounted for 2 of the top 3 videos and 3 of the top 10 videos.

2. Pat Quinn was the only other candidate with multiple videos checking in at #4 and #10.

3. Every video was professionally produced with 6 of the 10 appearing to have been produced for television.

4. 9 out of the 10 videos were produced by winning candidates.

1.) Jan Brewer – President Obama, No One in Arizona is Laughing
1,251,353 views
15.16% of all 2009-10 gubernatorial candidate views

2.) Jerry Brown – Whitman: “Why I came to California”
442,386 views
5.36% of all 2009-10 gubernatorial candidate views

3.) Jerry Brown – Echo
277,780 views
3.37% of all 2009-10 gubernatorial candidate views

4.) Pat Quinn – Previously On: “The Governor’s Race” Brady Episode
170,702 views
2.07% of all 2009-10 gubernatorial candidate views

5.) Rory Reid – Rory Reid TV Spot: Smart Kids
156,199 views
1.89% of all 2009-10 gubernatorial candidate views

6.) John Hickenlooper – Shower
135,199 views
1.64% of all 2009-10 gubernatorial candidate views

7.) Jerry Brown – Sarah Palin Attacks!
120,317 views
1.46% of all 2009-10 gubernatorial candidate views

8.) John Kasich – John Kasich Television Ad: “New Day”
88,180 views
1.07% of all 2009-10 gubernatorial candidate views

9.) Susana Martinez – “Convicted”
82,313 views
1.01% of all 2009-10 gubernatorial candidate views

10.) Pat Quinn – Bill Brady’s Dog Plan
77,128 views
0.93% of all 2009-10 gubernatorial candidate views

2010 In Review: Ten Most Viewed Senate Race YouTube Videos

In the 2010 U.S. Senate elections, there were definitely some memorable campaign videos. In today’s blog post, we take a look at how these videos faired online by counting down the top 10 videos by the amount of YouTube views they received. While most of these videos were produced as television spots, in today’s world it is incredibly important to push them online as well and the videos below garnered the most attention.

A few numbers before we get into the videos:

1. Unlike the top 10 state committee videos, all 10 of these videos were professionally produced.

2. 9 out of the 10 videos were produced by Republican candidates, including all of the top 5.

3. Christine O’Donnell led the way with 3 videos in the top 10. Carly Fiorina and Sharron Angle each had 2 (Note: all 3 candidates lost their respective races).

4. The top 10 videos accounted for 2,823,499 YouTube views.

1.) Christine O’Donnell: I’m You
Christine O’Donnell
656,167 views

2.) Hot Air: The Movie
Carly Fiorina
369,217 views

3.) The Wave
Sharron Angle
364,146 views

4.) Chris Coons the Taxman
Christine O’Donnell
282,654 views

5.) Sir
Carly Fiorina
241,175 views

6.) Dead Aim – Joe Manchin for West Virginia TV Ad
Joe Manchin
234,685 views

7.) Christine O’Donnell: What I’m made of
Christine O’Donnell
191,787 views

8.) Missouri’s Future
Roy Blunt
182,064 views

9.) Welcome to Nevada, Mr. President
Sharron Angle
176,643 views

10.) Rubio for Senate Ad, “A Generational Choice”
Marco Rubio
125,243 views

2010 In Review: Gubernatorial Campaigns and YouTube

In this 2010 In Review Digital Landscape report Michael Beach and Ryan Meerstein take a closer look at gubernatorial campaigns and how they performed on YouTube last cycle.

A few key points:

1. Jan Brewer had the most YouTube views for GOP candidates with 1,481,619 (185,202/CD) while Jerry Brown led the way for Democrat candidates with 1,366,275 (25,779/CD).

2. GOP candidates accounted for 56.58% of all views for gubernatorial candidates, outgrowing the Democrat candidates 4,668,737 to 3,574,893.

3. Head to head, GOP candidates held a view advantage in 23 of 37 states.

Read the full results here.

2010 In Review: Gubernatorial Campaigns and Facebook

In our latest edition of 2010 In Review, Michael Beach and Ryan Meerstein take a look at Gubernatorial Campaigns and how they performed on Facebook in 2010.

Some key points:

1. GOP candidates accounted for 62.57% of all likes for gubernatorial candidates, outgrowing DEM candidates 1,147,013 to 682,545.

2. GOP gubernatorial candidates held a head to head advantage in 27 of 37 states.

3. Jan Brewer was the top performer on Facebook, coming in at 356,649 likes.

Read the full results here.

2010 In Review: Senate Campaigns and Web Traffic

In our latest edition of 2010 In Review, Michael Beach and Ryan Meerstein examine Senate campaigns and web traffic.

Some key points:

1. In 2010, GOP candidates held 8 of the top 10 rankings for web traffic in Senate races.

2. GOP Senate candidates accounted for 64.12% of all visitors to Senate candidate websites.

3. GOP had 5,919,375 visitors to Senate candidate websites to the DEM’s 3,118,059.

Read the full results here

2010 In Review: Senate Campaigns and Twitter

In this installment of 2010 In Review, Michael Beach and Ryan Meerstein take a look at Senate campaigns and how they performed on Twitter.

A few key points:

1. GOP candidates accounted for 82.30% of all followers for Senate candidates during 2010.

2. GOP U.S. Senate candidates hold 9 of the top 10 rankings for followers/CD.

3. GOP candidate Carly Fiorina led the way with 318,571 followers.

Read the full results here

2010 In Review: Senate Campaigns and YouTube

In this latest 2010 Year in Review Digital Landscape Report, Michael Beach and Ryan Meerstein take a look at Senate campaigns and YouTube.

Some key points:

1. In 2010, GOP Senate candidates had 9,401,456 total YouTube views to DEM Senate candidate’s 4,438,130.

2. Head to head, GOP candidates held an advantage in 24 of 37 races.

3. Sharon Angle had the most YouTube views of any candidate, coming in at 1,489,580.

Read the full results here

2010 In Review: Senate Campaigns and Facebook

In this 2010 Year in Review Digital Landscape Report Michael Beach and Ryan Meerstein take a look at Senate campaigns and Facebook.

A few key points:

1. GOP Senate candidates accounted for 72.47% of all likes for Senate candidates during this cycle: consequently outgrowing the DEM candidates 1,084,512 to 382,903.

2. Senator Marco Rubio had the most Facebook likes of any candidate, coming in at 146,414.

3. On the DEM side, Senator Barbara Boxer had the most Facebook likes with 42,758.

4. Head to head, GOP Senate candidates led in 27 of the 37 states hat have completed the primary process.

Read the full results here

NOTE: We only counted growth for John McCain that came after the Presidential campaign.

2010 In Review: State Committees and Web Traffic

Michael Beach and Ryan Meerstein take a look at state committees and web traffic in this 2010 Year in Review Digital Landscape Report.

Some key points:

1. GOP State Committees held a head to head advantage in 33 of 50 states.

2. State GOP’s accounted for 56.15% of all visitors for state committees during the cycle: consequently outgrowing State DEM’s 2,274,699 to 1,776,608.

3. The Texas Republican Party had the most visitors for State GOP’s with 199,423 while the California Democratic Party led the way for State DEM’s with 207,968.

Read the full results here.

2010 In Review: State Committees and Twitter

In this edition of 2010 In Review, Ryan Meerstein and Michael Beach take a look at state committees and how they did on Twitter last year.

A few key points:

1. The California GOP ended the year with the most followers of any state committee, coming in at 6,434 followers.

2. On the Democratic side, the Minnesota Democratic-Farm-Labor Party led the way with 2,724 followers.

3. Overall, the GOP accounted for 59.28% of all followers for state committees, coming in at 72,357 followers to the Democratic committee’s 49,710 followers.

Read the full results here

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