Santorum loses fans; competition heats up between Obama and Romney this week on Inside Facebook's Election Tracker

With Rick Santorum dropping out of the Republican presidential primary race on Tuesday, his Facebook page has begun to lose Likes, according to our Inside Facebook Election Tracker.

Mitt Romney’s page experienced a large surge following Santorum’s announcement, as Romney has essentially clinched the nomination to challenge Barack Obama for the presidency. Newt Gingrich, who has not yet ended his bid despite trailing in the polls, has been losing fans for the past few weeks. Ron Paul’s Facebook fan base continues to grow, though there is a much wider gap between him and Romney than previous months.

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