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Primary '08 Facebook and Myspace Pages

In the 2008 primary campaign, candidates used peer networking sites such as Facebook and Myspace to communicate their messages.

Democrats discuss policy more, and character less, than Republicans on both sites.

Facebook

Functions

 

Acclaims

Attacks

Defenses

Democrats

99%

1%

0%

Republicans

100%

0%

0%

 

Topics

 

Policy

Character

Democrats

37%

63%

Republicans

13%

87%

Myspace

Functions

 

Acclaims

Attacks

Defenses

Democrats

87%

12%

1%

Republicans

92%

8%

0%

 

Topics

 

Policy

Character

Democrats

56%

44%

Republicans

36%

64%

Accessed 9/23/2007. Democrats: Biden, Clinton, Dodd, Edwards, Gravel, Kucinich, Obama, Richardson; Republicans: Brownback, Giuliani, Huckabee, Hunter, McCain, Paul, Romney, Tancredo, Thompson.

 

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