Twitter Users More Amused Than Disgusted by Anthony Weiner Scandal, Study Finds
Former congressman Anthony Weiner is once again a hot topic on Twitter, where his run for New York City mayor has been overshadowed by scandal in his personal life. But voters on the social network don't seem too worried about the election -- they're too busy making jokes at Weiner's expense, say social media analysts at Crimson Hexagon.
Former congressman Anthony Weiner is once again a hot topic on Twitter, where his run for New York City mayor has been overshadowed by scandal in his personal life. But voters on the social network don’t seem too worried about the election — they’re too busy making jokes at Weiner’s expense, say social media analysts at Crimson Hexagon.
After sifting through nearly 400,000 posts since news of Weiner’s latest sexting scandal broke last week, Crimson Hexagon found that although 68 percent of the posts about Weiner were negative, 31 percent were neutral, and only 1 percent were positive; none of that really mattered because only 5 percent of Twitter users thought Weiner should drop the campaign, while less than 1 percent said they were disgusted by his actions.
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