If it were up to everybody's favorite social network -- yes, Facebook -- President Obama would mop the floor with Mitt Romney come November and retain his position as the President of the United States. Boom, sucka. Don't let the door hit you on the way out, Mittens!
Forbes recently made the realization that (at the time) Obama's official Facebook page has 28.5 million fans, while Romney's has a measly 6.6 million -- haha, burnt again, Mitt! And then a company called Compass Labs expounded upon this discovery, breaking down what an Obama fan "likes" exactly, what a Romney fan "likes", and where the two meet in the middle. Hint: both conservatives and liberals are Bradley Cooper fans. Weird.
Apparently, Obama fans are video gamers, meditators, and jigsaw-puzzle enthusiasts -- respectively. And they also enjoy the movies The Blind Side and Fast and Furious. Romney-ites are more partial to Atlas Shrugged, 17 Miracles, and The Sound of Music. And they also appear to be older, quilters, gun enthusiasts, churchgoers, and Fox News watchers. However, the two groups meet in the middle via their love for Target, The Hangover, and Family Guy.
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The one edge Romney fans seem to have over Obama fans, though, is they apparently are more "engaged" than their more liberal counterparts on Facebook. They seem to share, comment, and "like" more on certain political subjects. So, there's that.
Is this research at all indicative of whose regime will reign supreme come November? Hard to say. I mean, I don't think it's crazy to surmise that the younger, more tech-obsessed generation skews a bit to the left, correct? So, it's no surprise that Obama is "ahead" in such a medium? On the other hand, though, aren't pretty much all people on Facebook these days -- no matter what their demographic?
Guess we'll just have to wait a few more months to find out ... until then, what do you say we all just play FarmVille together?
Do you think this research is an indication of who will win the 2012 election?
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Having "only" 6 million fans on Facebook means Romneys burned? That's really stretching. Maybe most of the actual Adults out there are to busy to worry about whether their candidate or the opposition is even on Facebook. I know which one I'm voting for, I even have a Facebook account....... but I could still never be bothered to Like either of them on that sort of social media site. The people who are serious about the election should have better outlets for their pick or be working on the campaigns directly
I don't want to hit you with the same BOOM SUCKA, but...
You forgot that Obama has been in the public eye at the Presidential level for FIVE years now, and Mitt Romney for only one.
If you do the math, Mittens averages 6.6 million likes per year with Obama at a measly 5.7 mil.
OK, I take it back...BOOM, SUCKA!
^^OH SNAP^^
Conservative people are much less likely to put it out there (ie. "like" on Facebook) than liberals who are contantly in your face about such things. Also, many people may not want to "like" until (yes, I said until) he gets elected. Since you wrote this article, Mittens "likes" have gone up to 6.7 million.
PS. why did you bold gun enthusiasts?
I don't know.
I am not voting for Obama - not interested in another four years of his policies and plans for our nation. I don't like Romney and certainly won't like a 'page' of his, but I'll probably end up voting for him.
I'm assuming that are many others like me - not happy with our choices so they won't support a candidate, but will be voting anyway.
yeah right.
I can't believe anyone likes Mitt.