Facebook Is '800-Pound Gorilla' In 2012 Elections, Cites 'CQ Researcher' Report

The winners and losers aren't yet known in the 2012 Presidential Election, but that hasn't stopped one publication from taking an in-depth look at the candidates' use of Facebook and many other social media platforms. CQ Researcher recently published a thorough report on this topic, "Social Media and Politics: Do Facebook and Twitter Influence Voters?"

The winners and losers aren’t yet known in the 2012 presidential election, but that hasn’t stopped one publication from taking an in-depth look at the candidates’ use of Facebook and many other social media platforms. CQ Researcher recently published a thorough report on this topic, “Social Media and Politics: Do Facebook and Twitter Influence Voters?”

What’s notable about the paper, available online only to subscribers, is the broad swath of social media channels that are taken into consideration — from major platforms like Facebook to more targeted and niche sites, such as Reddit,

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