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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One last mention, Obama hasn't been "out there" as long as Mitt Romney, Governor of Massachusetts. Even conservatives DID NOT want Romney as their candidate. But don't tell conservatives that, they've already undertaken the FOX News brainwashathon to forget all about Mitt Romney profiting from the Abortion Services, the Abortion provision in his Health Care Law, and of course, Romney's deep full throated LOVE of all things GAY when he was running against Sen. Ted Kennedy. Or maybe he was just on the down lo that month? Flip Flop Flip Flop Flip Flop Flip Flop Flip Flop Flip Flop Flip Flop Flip Flop Flip Flop Flip Flop Flip Flop Flip Flop Flip Flop Flip Flop Flip Flop Flip Flop
omg some of these comments are HILARIOUS reason why some of them don't know facts... :))) google 200 accomplishments obama has done.... who lies they both might lie but who lies more Romney/ryan why would you want that in office?!? everyone thinks obama should have fixed the country in his 4 yrs but he was put in a MESS... you can't fix a mess overnight, weeks, months, or even yrs.... romney has to say some crap that isn't true and even about the president how about he grows some balls and stop attacking the president and explain what you plan on doing if you are elected apparently he doesn't know all he knows is take from the middle class / poor give to the rich... take away benefits of those ppl that need i do believe some of the stats assitants shouldn't be for alot of the ppl that have it now ... but alot do need them and as a country we should help each other out not try to take away and let them suffer... i had friends grew up living on welfare and if it wasn't for that they wouldn't of been able to sleep under a roof or eat food or even get them to college and better themselves so they don't have to be living off welfare ... OBAMA 2012
Luckily the Founders thought ahead and realized that a vote is more important than cllicking "Like" on FB.
And as we all know, many people do not have FB pages, or if they do, are on them rarely. So clearly, FB over-represents (and possibly double and triple counts) certain strata of the population, and under-represents others.
So the VOTE is the deciding thing. As it should be.
Where is the "DISLIKE" button?! Haven't you had enough "change" with Obama...that's what your salary has been reduced to (if you still have a job)!! This country was founded on Christianity...under God. Too many freedoms have been given to those who oppose it. If it is "conservative" to want to follow the fundamentals of Christianity...then that's what this country needs!