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INFOGRAPHIC: Facebook Game Campaign Story Calls Election For Obama

Jennifer Moire — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 17:28:30 +0000

The developers behind election-themed Facebook game Campaign Story say they know how the presidential campaign will end Nov. 6. Based on user data, Campaign Story is declaring President Barack Obama the winner.

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What’s The Secret To Matheson For Congress’ Facebook Page Growth?

Jennifer Moire — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 10:30:13 +0000

Maybe a picture is worth 1,000 words: More creative and visual Facebook posts could be making the difference for one Democratic Utah congressman locked in a tight re-election bid. We’ll soon learn whether his Facebook efforts result in a win on Election Day. As part of our ongoing series examining how campaigns are using Facebook, we spoke to a representative with Rep. Jim Matheson’s campaign to win re-election in Utah’s Fourth Congressional District.

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Biden Bests Ryan On Facebook During Fiery Vice Presidential Debate

Jennifer Moire — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 10:48:56 +0000

The only debate between Vice President Joe Biden and Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan was a substantive and spirited affair, with supporters on Facebook weighing in on everything from taxes to abortion and from Iran to Libya.

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New Political Ad App From Campaign Solutions Leverages Facebook’s Open Graph Tweaks

Jennifer Moire — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 11:59:35 +0000

“Where do you see yourself in four years?” That’s the question posed in the first Facebook application for the Ending Spending Action Fund, which pulls Facebook users’ photos to become part of the video, called “The Ad About You.” The final product can be shared across Facebook and other social media channels to demonstrate support for Mitt Romney with friends and followers.

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Facebook Posts Pack Political Punch With Four Weeks Until Election Day

Jennifer Moire — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 18:21:58 +0000

Tuesday marks exactly four weeks until Election Day, and politics junkies on Facebook are taking to the social network to share and comment on the latest news and talk up Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama.

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UPDATED: Facebook-CNN Election Talk Meter Breaks Down First Presidential Debate

Jennifer Moire — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 12:58:00 +0000

The dust has settled after the first presidential debate in Denver Wednesday night, and the Facebook-CNN Election Talk Meter has fresh insights on the melee in the Mile High City that are posted on the U.S. Politics on Facebook page.

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Paul Ryan Finds Winning Facebook Formula As Campaign Strategists Name Favorite Features

Jennifer Moire — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 09:47:52 +0000

With Election Day only 40 days away in a cycle that’s been dubbed the first “social” election, campaigns are working overtime to gain an advantage on Facebook in order to motivate supporters and get out the vote.

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Civility Caucus In Congress Turns To Facebook To Boost Membership

Jennifer Moire — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 14:43:00 +0000

In the midst of a heated election season and record-low approval numbers for Congress, an under-the-radar congressional caucus focused on changing the tone on Capitol Hill is using Facebook and Twitter in a grassroots and urgent effort to get members to change their attitudes.

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Mitt Romney’s 47 Percent Respond Via Facebook

Jennifer Moire — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 17:43:12 +0000

In the 24 hours since the video of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney at a Florida fundraiser went public, Facebook and social media channels have lit up with feedback about the “47 percent” Romney seems to dismiss.

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Mo. Congressional Campaign Hinges On Facebook

Jennifer Moire — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 10:29:40 +0000

We recently profiled the race of Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ted Cruz in Texas, whose Facebook strategy helped earn him a win in that state’s primary last month. We thought we’d take a look at another grassroots campaign leveraging the social network, this one in Missouri’s large seventh congressional district, featuring political neophyte and Democratic challenger Jim Evans pitted against incumbent GOP Rep. Billy Long.

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Facebook Highlights Democratic App Developers At DNC

Jennifer Moire — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 09:00:10 +0000

Facebook application developers were in the spotlight for the second week in a row at the social network’s “Apps and Drinks” event held in Charlotte, N.C., Tuesday to coincide with the kickoff of the Democratic National Convention. A similar event was held last week at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla.

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Facebook VP Of Corporate Communications Joe Lockhart Previews Democratic Convention

Jennifer Moire — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 09:58:53 +0000

As the Democratic National Convention kicks off Tuesday in Charlotte, N.C., Facebook posted an interview with Joe Lockhart, vice president of corporate communications at the social network, in which he shares his thoughts on how this unique political tradition has evolved over time with technology advancements, and what attendees can expect to see from the company this week.

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Will Facebook Decide Whether Obama Or Romney Is Winning The Digital Race?

Jennifer Moire — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 18:17:09 +0000

The highly competitive presidential election is heating up on Facebook and across social media channels, and raw data from a new Pew Research Center Project for Excellence in Journalism study examining the campaigns’ use of digital resources shows President Barack Obama besting Gov. Mitt Romney.

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How Facebook Timeline Could Help Political Pages

Jennifer Moire — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:23:27 +0000

Facebook’s timeline may become available for pages at the end of the month, offering unique opportunities and challenges for elected officials and their campaigns.

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INFOGRAPHIC: Facebook And The NH Primary

Jennifer Moire — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:45:39 +0000

Ahead of today’s New Hampshire primary, Socialbakers has debuted its latest infographic examining the state of the GOP presidential race among the most engaging and influential Republican candidates on Facebook.

The social media firm’s analysis focuses on the Facebook activity of Mitt Romney, Ron Paul and Rick Santorum over the last four months.

While Santorum has seen his fan base explode by 107 percent following his narrow loss in the Iowa caucus, Ron Paul still has the most viral reach of any of the Republican contenders. And Romney still has the largest Facebook fan base.

All the details on Socialbakers findings may be found here, and in its latest graphic pasted below — let us know what you think by posting in the comments section.

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