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2016 Postmortem

MindMover

(5,016 posts) Thu Aug 2, 2012, 01:01 PM Aug 2012

USA TODAY/TWITTER ELECTION METER

http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/twitter-election-meter

The purpose of Romney's foreign trip seems to have been to provide new material for Obama ads.

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USA TODAY/TWITTER ELECTION METER (Original Post) MindMover Aug 2012 OP

Now I know why Romney had all those tweetbots berni_mccoy Aug 2012 #1

Why go through a middle-man? RedStateLiberal Aug 2012 #2

Thank you for your contribution ... I am now a more informed citizen ... MindMover Aug 2012 #3

Now that I look at it more closely RedStateLiberal Aug 2012 #4

berni_mccoy

(23,018 posts)

1. Now I know why Romney had all those tweetbots

Reply to MindMover (Original post)

Thu Aug 2, 2012, 01:07 PM

Aug 2012

so he could inflate this meter!

RedStateLiberal

(1,374 posts)

2. Why go through a middle-man?

Reply to MindMover (Original post)

Thu Aug 2, 2012, 01:15 PM

Aug 2012

USA Today is just re-publishing this:

http://election.twitter.com/

MindMover

(5,016 posts)

3. Thank you for your contribution ... I am now a more informed citizen ...

Reply to RedStateLiberal (Reply #2)

Thu Aug 2, 2012, 01:18 PM

Aug 2012

RedStateLiberal

(1,374 posts)

4. Now that I look at it more closely

Reply to MindMover (Reply #3)

Thu Aug 2, 2012, 01:25 PM

Aug 2012

the USA Today page does have some additional features so thanks for the link.

The thing I don't like about the "Twindex" is it is only updated once a day. I'd rather it be in real time, but it's pretty fun to watch.

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