Can Twitter Accurately Predict An Obama Win?

Can Twitter activity accurately predict an Obama win? If the results of a study published today in The Guardian UK are correct, then President Obama is certain to win according to research conducted by Adham Tamer, Ning Wang, Scott Hale and Mark Graham.

They presented data today showing how visible Pres. Obama and Gov. Romney are on Twitter. The information is presented in an interactive map as well as using a sliding scale in order to see how close the margin of victory is by state.

You can read more about the project here.

 

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