by Thomas Mills | Dec 29, 2014 | Campaigns, Editor's Blog, Social Media Rankings |
I’m back after taking a week to spend time with family instead of focusing obsessively on politics. I hope everyone is enjoying a happy holiday season. Last week, a group called Verifeed released a report saying that Republicans won the twitter war in North Carolina...
by John Wynne | Sep 25, 2014 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, Social Media Rankings, US Senate |
Yesterday, Dr. Michael Bitzer posted about the absentee ballots being cast in NC, where Democrats are looking unusually motivated. A less serious gauge of enthusiasm might be found through social media, in particular Facebook. On that medium, Tillis is way ahead in...
by John Wynne | May 2, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Campaigns, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, NCGOP, Politics, Social Media Rankings, US Senate |
It’s a slow-news Friday, so why not take one last look at social media rankings before the May primary? Maybe they can’t tell us who’s going to win next Tuesday, but they might be able to tell us who has the momentum in the final days. As always, the...
by John Wynne | Apr 7, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Campaigns, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, Social Media Rankings, US Senate
We’ve got a month left until the GOP Senate primary. Aside from polls, social media might give us a clue as to who might be favored in the race. More importantly, it can give us a gauge of momentum – who has it, and who is losing it. We’ll examine...
by John Wynne | Mar 6, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, Social Media Rankings, US Senate
Two months to go (until the primary). Filing has officially ended. The candidates are official. And, just before filing closed, came two new entrants: perennial candidate Jim Snyder of Lexington, and Alex Bradshaw of Icard. That brings the total number of GOP...
by John Wynne | Feb 9, 2014 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, Social Media Rankings |
Once again, I’m going to add up the Facebook and Twitter followers for each Senate candidate here in North Carolina, come up with a ‘score’ and see if we can spot any big changes. Can an analysis of social media spot new developments taking...
