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2016 Postmortem

octoberlib

(14,971 posts) Tue Oct 9, 2012, 06:13 PM Oct 2012

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Obama sees unusual spike in Facebook likes

more than 10 times his usual daily growth rate. http://www.buzzfeed.com/zekejmiller/obama-sees-unusual-spike-in-facebook-likes

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Obama sees unusual spike in Facebook likes (Original Post) octoberlib Oct 2012 OP

COOL! Thanks for the Report from FB, Cha Oct 2012 #1

Thanks for the support! octoberlib Oct 2012 #5

Unfortunately there are a lot of trolls helpisontheway Oct 2012 #2

Oh yeah - I bet that is what is going on. They have totally invaded HuffPo as well. jillan Oct 2012 #4

I didn't think about the trolls. Grrr octoberlib Oct 2012 #6

Dems are being shaken out of complaceny Alekei_Firebird Oct 2012 #3

Welcome to DU, Alekei_Firebird! VespertineIconoclast Oct 2012 #7

i still think the lackluster debate might have been part of the plan to combat complacency. eom ellenfl Oct 2012 #8

Cha

(319,079 posts)

1. COOL! Thanks for the Report from FB,

Reply to octoberlib (Original post)

Tue Oct 9, 2012, 06:22 PM

Oct 2012

octoberlib!

octoberlib

(14,971 posts)

5. Thanks for the support!

Reply to Cha (Reply #1)

Tue Oct 9, 2012, 06:44 PM

Oct 2012

I'm new here so I'm still feeling my way around.

helpisontheway

(5,378 posts)

2. Unfortunately there are a lot of trolls

Reply to octoberlib (Original post)

Tue Oct 9, 2012, 06:28 PM

Oct 2012

That "like" him solely so they can post negative crap on every post. I keep telling them to go like Romney when they start bashing Barack.

jillan

(39,451 posts)

4. Oh yeah - I bet that is what is going on. They have totally invaded HuffPo as well.

Reply to helpisontheway (Reply #2)

Tue Oct 9, 2012, 06:40 PM

Oct 2012

octoberlib

(14,971 posts)

6. I didn't think about the trolls. Grrr

Reply to helpisontheway (Reply #2)

Tue Oct 9, 2012, 06:45 PM

Oct 2012

Alekei_Firebird

(320 posts)

3. Dems are being shaken out of complaceny

Reply to octoberlib (Original post)

Tue Oct 9, 2012, 06:28 PM

Oct 2012

In the end, the debate may turn out to be just what the Dems needed to feel a sense of urgency. Let's be honest: the Mitt Romney Summer Comedy Tour had made us all lazy and overconfident.

VespertineIconoclast

(1,130 posts)

7. Welcome to DU, Alekei_Firebird!

Reply to Alekei_Firebird (Reply #3)

Tue Oct 9, 2012, 06:54 PM

Oct 2012

I was thinking the exact same thing as well. The debates may have been the kick in the pants progressives needed to know not to be complacent in this election.

ellenfl

(8,660 posts)

8. i still think the lackluster debate might have been part of the plan to combat complacency. eom

Reply to Alekei_Firebird (Reply #3)

Tue Oct 9, 2012, 08:34 PM

Oct 2012

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