Tweeters Like Ron Paul

Seth McKelvey | December 8, 2011

paul v. obama Via Politico, a recent Pew report examining presidential election tweets from May to November of this year, Rep. Ron Paul gets proportionally more positive support from tweeters than any other potential candidate, including President Barack Obama:

Some 55 percent of the 140-character messages about [Paul] online have been positive, while just 15 percent were negative.

Negative tweets about the rest of the GOP field outstripped positive ones by at least a 2-1 margin, the study found. President Barack Obama got a worse beating on the social network, with unfavorable tweets about him outweighing the positive ones by a 3-1 margin.

From the report, Paul fared the best in blogs too, though he performed less well in news coverage:

On blogs, the assertions about Paul were overwhelmingly positive as well (47% positive, 15% negative and 38% neutral). In news coverage, however, they were more mixed (23% positive, 16% negative and 61% neutral) and the attention to him there was scant.

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Fist of Etiquette|12.8.11 @ 3:21PM|#

Is that picture fake? When did Ronald Paul share a debate space with Barry O?

Gojira|12.8.11 @ 3:25PM|#

Only mildly OT:

Rejoice, because apparently none of the current problems in Europe have anything to do with debt or deficits! We can keep spending forever!

The Angry RPh|12.8.11 @ 3:36PM|#

Thanks for the link! I can max out all my credit cards and borrow all my home equity, and then "grow my way out of it"! Why didn't I think of that?

Ezra Klein|12.8.11 @ 3:38PM|#

But correlation is teh COZASHUN!!1!!1!!!

Appalachian Australian|12.8.11 @ 3:39PM|#

I get it. We just have to find ways to be net exporters and all our problems will be solved.

Geez, there's nothing monetary inflation can't fix for these people. (And the slight problem every country can't be a net exporter is lost on them.)

|12.8.11 @ 4:19PM|#

KLEIND

RandomGermanDude|12.8.11 @ 7:03PM|#

Yeah, yeah. It's time that we take the blame. We get it.

rts|12.8.11 @ 3:26PM|#

Meanwhile, Rick Perry has 214000+ dislikes in just 2 days, closing in on Rebecca Black's total lifetime dislikes.

Appalachian Australian|12.8.11 @ 3:43PM|#

Perry's got better hair than Ms Rebecca Black.

|12.8.11 @ 3:32PM|#

OT:

So Perry's lost BFF status with Trump now too. Trump and Gingrich will have to tag team Santorum by themselves

The Other Kevin|12.8.11 @ 3:36PM|#

Gingrich can just debate himself. He's taken both sides of every issue at one time or another.

|12.8.11 @ 4:00PM|#

debate himself, 'bate for short, right?

Juice|12.8.11 @ 6:09PM|#

I read the phrase "tag team Santorum" and my eyes started to bleed a little.

Ron Paul|12.8.11 @ 3:35PM|#

I'm a serial loser whose support comes from 20 something white male nerds who live in mommy's basement.

Also: GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLD! HEHEHE , YEEES SIIIR! GOOOOLD!

The Other Kevin|12.8.11 @ 3:37PM|#

The serial thread is one post back.

pmains|12.8.11 @ 3:38PM|#

Cereal?

|12.8.11 @ 3:39PM|#

He's cereal, don't think he won't do it.

Editor|12.8.11 @ 3:40PM|#

There were over 140 O's in that message, so it is invalid.

Old Mexican|12.8.11 @ 3:44PM|#

Re: Obama Supporter,

Go and sin no more, my son.

jacob|12.8.11 @ 3:52PM|#

I don't think that was an Obama Supporter, OM. I suspect it's one of our really annoying Team Red trolls.

|12.8.11 @ 3:59PM|#

Nah, must be Episarch. He's serial

Old Mexican|12.8.11 @ 4:01PM|#

I think you're right. I still like to insult Team Red trolls by calling them "Dear Obama Supporter...."

jacob|12.8.11 @ 4:53PM|#

In that case

Well played!

cynical|12.8.11 @ 9:29PM|#

I know that's supposed to be insulting, but I would vote for Yukon Cornelius over Romney, Gingrich, or Obama.

Tweeter|12.8.11 @ 3:57PM|#

Negative tweets about the rest of the GOP field outstripped positive ones by at least a 2-1 margin, the study found. President Barack Obama got a worse beating on the social network, with unfavorable tweets about him outweighing the positive ones by a 3-1 margin.

I taw I taw a purdy cat!

|12.8.11 @ 4:01PM|#

Hopefully Ron wins it all next November but if doesn't Rand will surely win when he decides to run in the future.

Robert Fellner|12.8.11 @ 4:04PM|#

I wish Reason, in its pursuit of Free Markets and Free Minds, would do much more to promote/endorse the most pro-free market politician alive today: Ron Paul.

I truly can not understand why Reason has not done all they can to help further the cause of free markets that a Ron Paul presidency would achieve. There may be disagreements on certain things, but it is unquestionably clear that Ron Paul is the most pro-free market candidate in this race.

Old Mexican|12.8.11 @ 4:13PM|#

Re: Robert Fellner,

Two words why they won't:
Koch.
Abortion.

Apatheist|12.8.11 @ 4:18PM|#

I'm cancelling my subscription!

Applederry|12.8.11 @ 4:20PM|#

I don't know what website you're reading, but I see Reason defending and promoting Ron Paul all the time. What do you want? For them to become an extension of Paul's campaign? To avoid pointing out any flaws that may exist in his beliefs or behavior (and there are some)?

If so, you're not really looking for a candidate, you're looking for a savior. I think we all know how that kind of presidency works out.

CrackertyAssCracker|12.8.11 @ 5:25PM|#

Ya, they've done a much better job this time around than last time*.

*Chapman crap doesn't count. You gotta have some way to get into cocktail parties, so at least he is well known, well contained, and easily ignored/mocked.

Ron Paul|12.8.11 @ 4:05PM|#

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLD! GOLD SIR! YES SIR! ALL OUR PROBLEMS WILL BE SOLVED BY A GOOOOLD BACKED CURRENCY!

Ron Paul|12.8.11 @ 4:07PM|#

I'll surrender to Iran and give the Mullahs whatever they want but hey it's cool maybe I can sit down with Ahmadenijad and talk to him about Rothbard and the wondrous benefits of a GOOOOOOOOOOOOLD backed currency!

Old Mexican|12.8.11 @ 4:12PM|#

The comments from Team Blue trolls may be trite and boring, sometimes ladened with ignorance, but Team Red trolls are just plain stupid...

jacob|12.8.11 @ 4:54PM|#

See what I mean? It's one of the Team Red dipshits.

Xenocles|12.8.11 @ 5:19PM|#

If only tweets or straw polls counted for anything in the nominating process.

Discuss|12.8.11 @ 5:33PM|#

Furthermore, how many in the blog-commentating subculture get their political philosophy from TV shows?

|12.8.11 @ 6:12PM|#

I do!

Fry: If I were registered to vote, I'd send these clowns a message by staying home on election day and dressing up like a clown.

Turanga Leela: You're not registered?

Fry: Nope. Not vaccinated, either. Besides, it's not like one vote ever made a difference.

Turanga Leela: That's not true. The first robot president won by exactly one vote.

Bender: Ah, yes. John Quincy Adding Machine. He struck a chord with the voters by pledging not to go on a killing spree.

Professor Hubert Farnsworth: But, like most politicians, he promised more than he could deliver.

Nike Dunk High|12.9.11 @ 5:45AM|#

thanks

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