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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.
 
However, the majority of mentions following the convention do not indicate the customary positive post-convention bump. Leading up to the convention, the majority of online conversations were focused on women’s issues—a theme that did not resonate or trend with audiences after the convention. This decrease in mentions relating to specific policy discussion could be attributed to distractions the GOP faced during their convention.
 
Shortly after Clint Eastwood’s memorable speech, 22% of online mentions focused on the Hollywood actor, not the Republican’s lead candidate or policies. The Republican candidate for vice president drew even more attention, with 28% of mentions talking about the legitimacy of the claims he made during his speech, thus overshadowing the strength he brings to his running mate.

Topics: 
Election 2012
Conversations tracked: 
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Sources: 
Comments, 0.1% | Blogs, 1.5% | News, 4.7% | Facebook, 0.4% | Forums, 2% | Twitter, 91.2%
Related Analysis from our Blog: 
Chart type: 
Bar chart
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Line graph data: 
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GOP Convention

Pre-GOP Convention Buzz Dominated By Akin & Indecision

Tracked:
Aug 1, 2012 - Aug 26, 2012

Leading up to the Republican National Convention, the GOP’s big moment was hindered by comments made by senatorial candidate Todd Akin and a largely indecisive political base split by policy issues.
 

Chart type: 
Bar chart
[{"proportion":24,"category":"Women's Issues","group":""},{"proportion":28,"category":"Akin Controversy","group":""},{"proportion":28,"category":"Economic Issues","group":""},{"proportion":8,"category":"Romney weak candidate","group":""},{"proportion":12,"category":"GOP Platform Is Regressive","group":""}]
Line graph data: 
[{"name":"Akin Controversy","data":[29,28,26,25,26,28,28,29,29,26,24,24,28,28,28,28,28,27,31,30,28,26,26,27,28],"dates":["2012-08-01","2012-08-02","2012-08-03","2012-08-04","2012-08-05","2012-08-06","2012-08-07","2012-08-08","2012-08-09","2012-08-10","2012-08-11","2012-08-12","2012-08-13","2012-08-14","2012-08-15","2012-08-16","2012-08-17","2012-08-18","2012-08-19","2012-08-20","2012-08-21","2012-08-22","2012-08-23","2012-08-24","2012-08-25"]},{"name":"Women's Issues","data":[22,24,22,21,23,23,22,22,21,22,26,26,24,23,22,22,23,23,24,26,25,25,24,24,24],"dates":["2012-08-01","2012-08-02","2012-08-03","2012-08-04","2012-08-05","2012-08-06","2012-08-07","2012-08-08","2012-08-09","2012-08-10","2012-08-11","2012-08-12","2012-08-13","2012-08-14","2012-08-15","2012-08-16","2012-08-17","2012-08-18","2012-08-19","2012-08-20","2012-08-21","2012-08-22","2012-08-23","2012-08-24","2012-08-25"]},{"name":"Economic Issues","data":[26,22,29,28,29,28,28,29,27,29,28,29,28,28,28,27,28,30,26,26,26,28,29,28,28],"dates":["2012-08-01","2012-08-02","2012-08-03","2012-08-04","2012-08-05","2012-08-06","2012-08-07","2012-08-08","2012-08-09","2012-08-10","2012-08-11","2012-08-12","2012-08-13","2012-08-14","2012-08-15","2012-08-16","2012-08-17","2012-08-18","2012-08-19","2012-08-20","2012-08-21","2012-08-22","2012-08-23","2012-08-24","2012-08-25"]},{"name":"GOP Platform Is Regressive","data":[13,13,13,13,13,13,13,10,13,13,13,13,12,13,13,13,13,13,12,12,12,12,13,13,12],"dates":["2012-08-01","2012-08-02","2012-08-03","2012-08-04","2012-08-05","2012-08-06","2012-08-07","2012-08-08","2012-08-09","2012-08-10","2012-08-11","2012-08-12","2012-08-13","2012-08-14","2012-08-15","2012-08-16","2012-08-17","2012-08-18","2012-08-19","2012-08-20","2012-08-21","2012-08-22","2012-08-23","2012-08-24","2012-08-25"]},{"name":"Romney weak candidate","data":[10,12,10,12,10,9,9,10,10,10,9,9,9,8,10,9,9,8,7,7,8,8,8,8,8],"dates":["2012-08-01","2012-08-02","2012-08-03","2012-08-04","2012-08-05","2012-08-06","2012-08-07","2012-08-08","2012-08-09","2012-08-10","2012-08-11","2012-08-12","2012-08-13","2012-08-14","2012-08-15","2012-08-16","2012-08-17","2012-08-18","2012-08-19","2012-08-20","2012-08-21","2012-08-22","2012-08-23","2012-08-24","2012-08-25"]}]
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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).  
 

Chart type: 
Bar chart
[{"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"]}]