2016 Candidate Twitter Follower Comparison

[pacodever]

I know Twitter follower numbers can be manipulated, but I thought it would be interesting see where the candidates currently stack up:

Candidate Followers

@HillaryClinton 3.12M
@JoeBiden 766k
@marcorubio 699k
@RandPaul 588k
@GovChristie 517k
@SenTedCruz 430k
@GovMikeHuckabee 358k
@CarlyFiorina 351k
@RealBenCarson 314k
@GovernorPerry 281k
@RickSantorum 228k
@BobbyJindal 180k
@SenWarren 175k
@JebBush 174k
@AmbJohnBolton 166k
@GovGaryJohnson 124k
@ScottWalker 115k

Notables:
@RonPaul 537k
@BarackObama 57.8M
@realDonaldTrump 2.84M
@SenJohnMcCain 1.95M
@MittRomney 1.63M
@SarahPalinUSA 1.14M

I was surprised at Bush's low number and the high number of Rubio followers.

Also, apparently Hillary has gained ~420k followers, about a 15% (?) increase in less than 10 weeks, which sounds crazy to me considering how long she has been a national figure and a previous candidate.

[Bryan]

Nice work!

[Bastiat's The Law]

Are we tracking Facebook likes again?

[tangent4ronpaul]

apparently Hillary has gained ~420k followers, about a 15% (?) increase in less than 10 weeks

Fake, sock puppet followers. There are companies that do that for cash in order to manipulate public opinion. Lemming factor.

I bet most of those "followers" are new joins and are following one person...

-t

[pacodever]

Are we tracking Facebook likes again?

If there is any interest in it, I can track FB/Twitter growth and post a weekly report or if someone else who did it last go-around and would like to do it again or has a better method, let me know!


2016 Candidate Facebook Likes Comparison

Candidate	Likes	Address
Ready For Hillary PAC	2.2M	https://www.facebook.com/ReadyForHillary
Rand Paul	1.88M	https://www.facebook.com/RandPaul
Mike Huckabee	1.7M	https://www.facebook.com/mikehuckabee
Elizabeth Warren	1.36M	https://www.facebook.com/ElizabethWarren
Ben Carson	1.24M	https://www.facebook.com/realbencarson
Ted Cruz	1.2M	https://www.facebook.com/tedcruzpage
Rick Perry	1.17M	https://www.facebook.com/GovernorPerry
Joe Biden	823k	https://www.facebook.com/joebiden
Marco Rubio	723k	https://www.facebook.com/MarcoRubio
Gary Johnson	342k	https://www.facebook.com/govgaryjohnson
Scott Walker	259k	https://www.facebook.com/governorscottwalker
Rick Santorum	259k	https://www.facebook.com/RickSantorum
Bobby Jindal	234k	https://www.facebook.com/bobbyjindal
Chris Christie	176k	https://www.facebook.com/GovChrisChristie
Jeb Bush	166k	https://www.facebook.com/jebbush
Carly Fiorina	33k	https://www.facebook.com/CarlyFiorina

Notables:

Ron Paul	1.27M	https://www.facebook.com/ronpaul
Barack Obama	42.9M	https://www.facebook.com/barackobama
Mitt Romney	10.94M	https://www.facebook.com/mittromney
Sarah Palin	4.4M	https://www.facebook.com/sarahpalin
Donald Trump	1.63M	https://www.facebook.com/DonaldTrump
John McCain	891k	https://www.facebook.com/johnmccain

[William Tell]

If there is any interest in it, I can track FB/Twitter growth and post a weekly report.

Yes, please. Keep in mind though, that at least Ted Cruz and Rand Paul have 2 official pages.
https://www.facebook.com/SenatorRandPaul
https://www.facebook.com/SenatorTedCruz

[pacodever]

Yes, please. Keep in mind though, that at least Ted Cruz and Rand Paul have 2 official pages.
https://www.facebook.com/SenatorRandPaul
https://www.facebook.com/SenatorTedCruz

Thanks! I will include those.

[William Tell]

I think Cruz uses this account more for his Presidential campaign. https://twitter.com/tedcruz
I don't think Rand has used more than one account on Twitter since 2010.

[jbauer]

I know Twitter follower numbers can be manipulated, but I thought it would be interesting see where the candidates currently stack up:

Candidate Followers

@HillaryClinton 3.12M
@JoeBiden 766k
@marcorubio 699k
@RandPaul 588k
@GovChristie 517k
@SenTedCruz 430k
@GovMikeHuckabee 358k
@CarlyFiorina 351k
@RealBenCarson 314k
@GovernorPerry 281k
@RickSantorum 228k
@BobbyJindal 180k
@SenWarren 175k
@JebBush 174k
@AmbJohnBolton 166k
@GovGaryJohnson 124k
@ScottWalker 115k

Notables:
@RonPaul 537k
@BarackObama 57.8M
@realDonaldTrump 2.84M
@SenJohnMcCain 1.95M
@MittRomney 1.63M
@SarahPalinUSA 1.14M

I was surprised at Bush's low number and the high number of Rubio followers.

Also, apparently Hillary has gained ~420k followers, about a 15% (?) increase in less than 10 weeks, which sounds crazy to me considering how long she has been a national figure and a previous candidate.

This whole Bush narrative is just that. He doesn't have supporters. He doesn't have ANY grassroots. The ONLY reason he is being talked about is a Trojan horse candidate to help get Hillary elected.

[DP714]

The fact that so many young people continue to support Military Clinton baffles me... They know nothing about her. They usually disagree with a lot of her foreign policy endeavors yet continue to rally behind her for what boils down to one reason. "War on women" my a**. There are no principals or any policy considerations involved, whatsoever. It's borderline cultish. In the general, most of America will not support her. She will be exposed, as she has been many times already. Whatever millions are spent supporting her will be money down the drain. Once Rand has the nomination, he's got the Presidency in the bag. He will win by a landslide (of course a lot of this will be due to moronic reasons, i.e. people just being tired of Democrats).

[pacodever]

Ok, here are the metrics I came up with. I will try to do this every Sunday evening if that makes the most sense and come up with a good thread title too. Are there any formatting changes I should make or metrics I should include or remove? Not the most tech/spreadsheet savvy. I was going to link the most retweeted and most favorited tweets of the week as well.

4/10/15 Twitter Weekly Trend

Twitter Account

Rank

Wk Trend

Followers

Week D

% Wk D

Month D

% Month D

QTR D

% QTR D

# Tweets

Most Retweeted

Most Favorited

@HillaryClinton

3.12M

@JoeBiden

766k

@marcorubio

699k

@RandPaul

588k

@GovChristie

517k

@SenTedCruz

430k

@GovMikeHuckabee

358k

@CarlyFiorina

351k

@RealBenCarson

314k

@GovernorPerry

281k

@RickSantorum

228k

@BobbyJindal

180k

@SenWarren

175k

@JebBush

174k

@AmbJohnBolton

166k

@GovGaryJohnson

124k

@ScottWalker

115k

Notables

@RonPaul

537k

@BarackObama

57.8M

@realDonaldTrump

2.84M

@SenJohnMcCain

1.95M

@MittRomney

1.63M

@SarahPalinUSA

1.14M

[William Tell]

Twitter:

@hillaryclinton 3.59m
@joebiden 809k
@marcorubio 741k
@RandPaul 621k
@GovChristie 528k
@SenTedCruz 488k
@TedCruz 412k
@CarlyFiorina 368k
@GovMikeHuckabee 367k
@RealBenCarson 350k
@GovernorPerry 287k
@RickSantorum 231k
@SenWarren 214k
@JebBush 190k
@BobbyJindal 184k
@ScottWalker 134k
@GovGaryJohnson 124k

@RonPaul 545k

[CPUd]

Check for possible fake followers here (@RandPaul is scored 71% real):
https://www.twitteraudit.com

chrome extension:
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/d...ionobmfpphpgfa

About TwitterAudit

Each audit takes a random sample of 5000 Twitter followers for a user and calculates a score for each follower. This score is based on number of tweets, date of the last tweet, and ratio of followers to friends. We use these scores to determine whether any given user is real or fake. Of course, this scoring method is not perfect but it is a good way to tell if someone with lots of followers is likely to have increased their follower count by inorganic, fraudulent, or dishonest means.

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