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Why is Ted Cruz slaying Rand Paul on Facebook?
Red Alert Politics ^ | April 8, 2015 | Maria Santos

Posted on 04/08/2015 3:57:13 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

Rand Paul is already marketing himself as the millennial-friendly choice for 2016. But one thing is not boding well for him: his Facebook mentions after he announced his candidacy pale in comparison to Ted Cruz.

National Journal has a great graph of the numbers provided by Facebook–Cruz’s campaign got almost three times as much play on Facebook as Paul’s. They measured this by likes, posts, comments, and shares related to the two would-be presidents within 24 hours of their respective announcements.

Cruz’s March 23 announcement had 5.7 million total interactions, versus Paul’s 1.9 million on Tuesday.

One possible reason for the disparity: Cruz may be more hated by liberals, and thus generated more frantic posts from the left. Cruz also announced first, meaning he officially kicked off 2016. National Journal also notes that Paul announced on a heavier news day than Cruz.

Interestingly, DC had the highest engagement on Cruz, while Kentucky had the highest for Paul, suggesting that the political class in more invested in Cruz than in Paul.

The top issue discussed around Cruz was foreign policy, while for Paul it was LGBT issues.

There is, however, one Facebook metric where Paul is beating Cruz: he has 1.9 million likes on his page, to Cruz’s 1.2 million. And, according to Paul’s campaign, his campaign website views were over a million within the first 24 hours of its launch. The largest demographic? 24-35 year olds.

Probably because of all that sweet swag.


TOPICS: Texas; Campaign News; Parties
KEYWORDS: 2016election; cruz; election2016; facebook; internet; paultardation; paultardnoisemachine; randpaul; randpaulnoisemachine; randsconcerntrolls; socialmedia; tedcruz; texas
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To: Pearls Before Swine

Paul has more in common with liberals, hell he is more liberal than most liberals.

Here is a piece of what he said in his speech.
“ I see an America where criminal justice is applied equally and any law that disproportionately incarcerates people of color is repealed.”


21 posted on 04/08/2015 4:48:30 PM PDT by manc (Marriage =1 man + 1 woman,when they say marriage equality then they should support polygamy)
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To: manc

Here is a piece of what he said in his speech.
“ I see an America where criminal justice is applied equally and any law that disproportionately incarcerates people of color is repealed.”


That is about liberal brain dead as you can get. Come on Rand, really? What about murder and theft and their relation to quotas of skin color in prisons?


22 posted on 04/08/2015 5:59:53 PM PDT by SaraJohnson
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To: SaraJohnson

To add he also now uses the lefts talking points and calls people Neo Cons.

The man is for himself and his father. I know for a fact I will not vote for him nor will any of my family.

The best he could have done is not run and just help to get Hillary defeated.


23 posted on 04/08/2015 6:03:24 PM PDT by manc (Marriage =1 man + 1 woman,when they say marriage equality then they should support polygamy)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

My money is on Cruz first and foremost.

My fall back position is on Cruz as well.


24 posted on 04/08/2015 6:22:05 PM PDT by eartick (Been to the line in the sand and liked it)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Don’t want Rand Paul.


25 posted on 04/08/2015 6:30:58 PM PDT by WildWeasel
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To: 2ndDivisionVet; Kale; Jarhead9297; COUNTrecount; notaliberal; DoughtyOne; RitaOK; MountainDad; ...
Ted Cruz Ping!

If you want on/off this ping list, please let me know.

Please beware, this is a high-volume ping list!


CRUZ or LOSE!


26 posted on 04/08/2015 8:03:50 PM PDT by SoConPubbie (Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Ted Cruz isnt Playing Leader..He IS ONE!


27 posted on 04/08/2015 8:05:22 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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To: apoliticalone; 2ndDivisionVet
Why any conservative would be touting Facebook, which has always pushed anti-conservative policies, I’ll never understand. I don’t belong to FB and would never give up my privacy so that a Zuckerberg gets richer, on the backs of the average serfs who get a data dossier on their life.

Is that the real reason? Or is it that, as a libertarian, your guy Rand Paul, is obviously going no where and this article just adds to the evidence?
28 posted on 04/08/2015 8:05:45 PM PDT by SoConPubbie (Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
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To: TexasFreeper2009

Rand’s stuck in make believe land

Ted makes ya believe!


29 posted on 04/08/2015 8:06:15 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
No he isn't and Rand is no CONSERVATIVE!
30 posted on 04/08/2015 8:10:04 PM PDT by nopardons
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To: Don Corleone
Cruz hasn't "cut up" Rand; Rand HAS "cut up" Ted!

And Rand is as thin skinned and "girly" was wee barry !

31 posted on 04/08/2015 8:11:49 PM PDT by nopardons
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
..."Rand Paul is no Ted Cruz"...

No but he does have his minion force on the ground to play havoc with the candidates as his father did. Dial-em' up and they're ready to go. Like bugs that pester but serve no meaning other than do to just that....eventually they go away.


32 posted on 04/08/2015 8:15:58 PM PDT by caww
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Paul is not ready for primetime and he will never be ready for my vote.

Cruz has my vote, period.


33 posted on 04/08/2015 8:49:26 PM PDT by Gator113 (Cruz, Lee, and Sessions speak for me.... most anyone else is just noise.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

“Show me where I “touted” Facebook.”

The point I was trying to make was about how the article made a big deal out of Facebook friends, “likes” and “mentions” like they really mean something important, like money in the bank.

I’ve never favorited or mentioned anyone on FB because I don’t use it. I started one time and they wanted my cellphone number. That was it. My point is not about your content but how the original author made a deal out of FB indicators.

Maybe the indicators do mean something to some, but not to me, and like I said earlier when Zuckerberg is making money you can bet it is going to a liberal cause like stealing our gun rights, other rights and privacy.


34 posted on 04/08/2015 9:08:10 PM PDT by apoliticalone (Be the person that your dog thinks you are........)
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To: apoliticalone

Welcome to 2015. Where have you been?


35 posted on 04/08/2015 9:14:25 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You can help: https://www.tedcruz.org/donate/)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Ted Cruz is the best candidate we have had in decades.

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36 posted on 04/08/2015 9:34:35 PM PDT by JJHLH1
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Probably because of all that sweet swag.

What does this even mean??

37 posted on 04/09/2015 2:44:44 AM PDT by PistolPaknMama
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I’m 100% for Cruz but I’m glad Paul is in the race. I don’t believe Paul fears God but I love how he is ripping the establishment.

They make a great tag team!


38 posted on 04/09/2015 3:20:21 AM PDT by Theophilus (Be as prolific as you are pro-life.)
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To: apoliticalone

I agree with the NO FB. I consider it “My stuff is better than yours”; I don’t twitter either. Twitter is definitely too juvenile.

If your claim is “My FB page gets more hits or likes than yours, you are definitely NOT MY CANDIDATE.


39 posted on 04/09/2015 6:03:03 AM PDT by CyberAnt ("The hour has arrived to gather the Harvest")
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To: MeshugeMikey

BUMP


40 posted on 04/09/2015 8:32:55 AM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) (GOPe is that easy to read))
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