WHICH U.S. SENATE CANDIDATES ARE PERFORMING THE BEST ON FACEBOOK?
Marco Rubio has the most Facebook “likes” for Republican (GOP) candidates with 84,409 (3,376/CD) while Barbara Boxer leads the way for Democrat (DEM) candidates with 29,451 (556/CD). GOP candidates account for 7 of the top 10 rankings for total “likes” including the entire top 5.
John Thune has the most Facebook “likes” per congressional district for GOP candidates with 69,246 (69,246 total) while Patrick Leahy leads the way for DEM candidates with 3,907 (3,907 total). GOP candidates account for 7 of the top 10 rankings for “likes” per congressional district including the entire top 5.
CONCLUSION
GOP candidates hold significant leads in several high profile races and dominate the rankings overall. The FL senate race sticks out (3 of the top 10 races for total “likes”) along with the NV senate race (2 of the top 10 for “likes”/CD) for having multiple candidates ranked in the top 10.
COMPLETE DATA
The spreadsheet below provides a breakdown of candidates running for the United States Senate this fall, ranked by the number of “followers” per congressional district.
TV_Memo_DigitalLandscapeReports(SenateCandidates_Facebook)(06-23-2010).xlsx
Michael Beach
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