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Election 2012

Muted Pre-Convention Buzz for Democrats

Tracked:
Aug 25, 2012 - Sep 2, 2012

During the week leading up to the Democratic National Convention – also the week that the Republicans held their convention in Tampa – the overall volume of social media conversations around the conventions was relatively low and focused on broad themes.
 
Of the nearly 167,000 conversations on Twitter, Facebook, blogs and forums, 37 percent related to the Republican convention or its speakers (often using common conservative or Republican hashtags).  
 
The remaining conversations focused on policy issues to be discussed at the Democratic convention (28 percent), high-profile speakers other than President Obama (21 percent) and speculation about Obama’s speech (14 percent).
 
See additional insights from during and immediately following the DNC here. 

Topics: 
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Conversations tracked: 
34706
Sources: 
Comments, 0.1% | Blogs, 1.4% | News, 3.6% | Facebook, 0.4% | Forums, 2.2% | Twitter, 92.2%
Related Analysis from our Blog: 
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[{"proportion":28,"category":"Policy","group":""},{"proportion":37,"category":"Republicans Talking About DNC","group":""},{"proportion":14,"category":"Obama's Speech","group":""},{"proportion":21,"category":"Speakers","group":""}]
Line graph data: 
[{"name":"Republicans Talking About DNC","data":[33,38,38,38,40,41,37,37],"dates":["2012-08-25","2012-08-26","2012-08-27","2012-08-28","2012-08-29","2012-08-30","2012-08-31","2012-09-01"]},{"name":"Policy","data":[25,26,26,25,28,26,29,28],"dates":["2012-08-25","2012-08-26","2012-08-27","2012-08-28","2012-08-29","2012-08-30","2012-08-31","2012-09-01"]},{"name":"Obama's Speech","data":[19,15,16,15,13,14,14,13],"dates":["2012-08-25","2012-08-26","2012-08-27","2012-08-28","2012-08-29","2012-08-30","2012-08-31","2012-09-01"]},{"name":"Speakers","data":[22,21,20,22,18,20,20,22],"dates":["2012-08-25","2012-08-26","2012-08-27","2012-08-28","2012-08-29","2012-08-30","2012-08-31","2012-09-01"]}]
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GOP Convention

Post GOP Convention Spotlight Stolen By Eastwood & Ryan

Tracked:
Aug 31, 2012 - Sep 2, 2012

The Republican National Convention saw an emergence of new energy from a party struggling to redefine itself, but failed to meet pre-convention expectations.
 
Overall, 73% of online conversations were negative and only 27% were positive. Condoleezza Rice inspired online audiences and 10% of online mentions said the former Secretary of State was a huge success. Republican presidential hopeful, Mitt Romney, also received high marks with 17% of mentions saying his speech was impactful.
 

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Line graph data: 
[{"name":"Condoleeza Rice Wowed ","data":[10,12],"dates":["2012-08-31","2012-09-01"]},{"name":"Clint Eastwood Speech","data":[22,20],"dates":["2012-08-31","2012-09-01"]},{"name":"Ryan's Lies ","data":[26,34],"dates":["2012-08-31","2012-09-01"]},{"name":"RNC A Bust","data":[24,20],"dates":["2012-08-31","2012-09-01"]},{"name":"Romney Was Solid","data":[18,14],"dates":["2012-08-31","2012-09-01"]}]
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Election 2012

Obama’s Convention Speech Draws Criticism

Tracked:
Sep 2, 2012 - present

During and immediately following the Democratic National Convention, there were more than 2.5 million online conversations about the event and its speakers.
 
More than one-quarter (26 percent) of conversations monitored on Twitter, Facebook, forums and blogs were critical of the President’s speech. Still, about 14 percent of conversations suggested that the President and other speakers were inspiring.
 
About 20 percent of the conversations focused on politics, discussing the progressive leaning of the Convention and its speakers.
 

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[{"proportion":26,"category":"Critical Conservative Comentary","group":""},{"proportion":14,"category":"Obama & Speakers Were Inspiring","group":""},{"proportion":14,"category":"Convention Was Progressive","group":""},{"proportion":28,"category":"Substantial Policy Discussed","group":""},{"proportion":19,"category":"Economy #1 Issue","group":""}]
Line graph data: 
[{"name":"Conservative Comentary","data":[28,28,27,27,27,25,22],"dates":["2012-09-02","2012-09-03","2012-09-04","2012-09-05","2012-09-06","2012-09-07","2012-09-08"]},{"name":"Convention Was Progressive","data":[16,14,14,20,20,20,18],"dates":["2012-09-02","2012-09-03","2012-09-04","2012-09-05","2012-09-06","2012-09-07","2012-09-08"]},{"name":"Obama & Speakers Were Inspiring","data":[14,15,15,14,14,14,17],"dates":["2012-09-02","2012-09-03","2012-09-04","2012-09-05","2012-09-06","2012-09-07","2012-09-08"]},{"name":"Substantial Policy Discussed","data":[28,28,27,21,19,20,28],"dates":["2012-09-02","2012-09-03","2012-09-04","2012-09-05","2012-09-06","2012-09-07","2012-09-08"]},{"name":"Economy #1 Issue","data":[14,15,17,19,20,20,15],"dates":["2012-09-02","2012-09-03","2012-09-04","2012-09-05","2012-09-06","2012-09-07","2012-09-08"]}]