Cain, Gingrich Make Social Media Gains
Comparing new social media followers for the GOP Presidential candidates over the past two weeks displays Herman Cain’s continued massive surge in new followers on Facebook and Twitter. Cain has dominated the news headlines for the allegations that have arisen against him since October 30. Concerning social media followers, any news is still good news for Cain. Newt Gingrich is the only other candidate to see social media gains over the previous week. Gingrich picked up … Read entire article »
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Despite Charges, Cain Continues GOP Social Media Domination
As Herman Cain’s campaign enters its second week of damage control regarding sexual harassment charges, his dominance in social media over his GOP rivals continues to grow. Comparing Herman Cain’s social media gains with the other Republican candidates, we can see the Cain Train has far more momentum than the others. Since news of the sexual harassment charges broke, Cain has added 12639 Twitter followers and 41824 Facebook likes, for a total of 54463 new followers. That tops the rest … Read entire article »
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Sex, Booze, and… the White House? Rick Perry’s “Drunk” Speech.
Maybe we’re just a little cynical here, but could Rick Perry be pullling a trick out of Herman Cain’s book? When Rick Perry delivered his now infamous “drunk” speech, he must have known it would make headlines. Let the headlines simmer, wait until it starts to boil, and then take the lid off… the 2011 recipe for success, GOP style. What is it we’re saying here, you ask? The digging up of old sexual harassment charges against … Read entire article »
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Cain: Any News is Good News
Herman Cain’s campaign took a detour yesterday as the candidate struggled to explain an old sexual harassment charge. While early coverage focused on the issue itself, later media coverage revolved mostly around Cain’s varying responses to the questions and his “inconsistent answers” as it has been stated. While similar types of stories have derailed such campaigns as Gary Hart in 1984, Cain appears to relish in any news at all. No matter what he seems to do or … Read entire article »
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Herman Cain Chronology
Herman Cain has sparked the interest of his followers and detractors alike. Below is a quick chronology of some of the key highlights of his life and career. Our bet for most unusual is his 1996 gospel album… who knew? 1963 (age 17) – Graduated Archer High School in Atlanta 1967 (age 21) – Graduated from Morehouse College with a BS in mathematics 1968 (age 22) – Marries Gloria Etchison. 1971 (age 25) – Graduated from Purdue with a Masters … Read entire article »
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The Herman Cain “Smoking” Video: Bad For Perry?
Herman Cain is featured in a new video entitled “Now is the time for action” which has received considerable media attention. Most of the video features Mark Block, Cain’s Chief of Staff, laying out his pitch for Herman Cain in typical campaign vernacular. Where the attention on this video lies is in the last 17 seconds of the commercial. This is when Mr. Block stops talking and takes a drag from his cigarette and exhales … Read entire article »
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GOP Candidates Poll: Social Media 10/17-10/23/11
As presidential politics ramp up, everyone wants to know who is in the lead, who is surging, and who is fading. There are some great organizations who spend hefty resources to discover just those numbers. But we don’t. In fact, our method is in no way scientific, but it’s interesting nonetheless. What we’ve done here is to monitor the number of followers by each candidate on a daily basis and compare who has been receiving … Read entire article »
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Is Herman Cain Pro Life or Pro Choice?
Herman Cain is in the hot seat again today as his comments on CNN drew fire regarding his stance on abortion. In the interview with Piers Morgan, Cain claimed that under no circumstances did he believe in abortion, but later implied he believed in a family’s choice, leading viewers to question where his views on abortion really fall. In the interview, Cain responded to a hypothetical scenario in which a female family member was raped … Read entire article »
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Jon Huntsman’s Nevada Boycott Statement: A Response.
Below is the official statement by Jon Huntsman, entitled “Why I’m Boycotting Nevada in Favor of New Hampshire.” Here at Waffles, we have a certain affinity for Nevada because we live here! The spoiled rich kid mentality of New Hampshire’s first in the nation status has already been covered in a previous post. What we’d like to do today is respond – point-by-point – to the letter published by Jon Huntsman, as he pathetically panders to New … Read entire article »
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Romney Most Talkative at Debate. Again.
For the second straight debate, Mitt Romney dominated the banter with the most words spoken in the event held in Las Vegas on October 18 with just over 25% of all words spoken by the seven candidates. Rick Santorum, who ranked 6th in words spoken in the prior debate, increased his visibility with the second-most words at 14.41%, though still far behind Romney. Sheer number of words spoken by any given candidate doesn’t necessarily mean … Read entire article »
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