[Pollster1]

Online Fundraising

* Donations: 124,800+
* Amount: $10,157,947
* Average Donation: $81
* % New Donors: 68%

How's Mitt faring in the social media and web world since the Ryan announcement?

* Site Traffic – Total: 2,000,000
* Mitt Romney Facebook: +510,000 — Now 4,360,000
* Mitt Romney Twitter: +54,000 — Now 861,000
* Paul Ryan Facebook: +860,000
* Paul Ryan Twitter: +118,500
* Volunteers 45,000+ sign up to volunteer online

That's lovely but irrelevant. The meaningful question is: How do those numbers compare with the week before Ryan was announced? I'm not saying Ryan was a bad choice - he's an amazingly capable choice that I would not have expected from Romney. These numbers just don't tell us whether the Ryan pick is actually helping. For that, Intrade is probably the best current information - so, yes, the Ryan pick is working so far.

[ottbmare]

That's lovely but irrelevant. The meaningful question is: How do those numbers compare with the week before Ryan was announced?

I would say, that's lovely but irrelevant. If those Facebookers are interested or even supportive of Ryan, that's fine, but if they're from Georgia, South Carolina, and Wyoming, they aren't important. The Presidency is won or lost in the Electoral College. Activity on Facebook and Twitter (which BTW is really a medium only for real wonks) does not translate into Electoral College votes.

[maine-iac7]

well then - is this relevent enough for you?

Since ‘the pick’ - a 17% UPTICK for R&R in FLORIDA - the Senior Citizen state.

http://www.surveyusa.com/index.php/2012/08/15/in-florida-17-change-vote-because-of-ryan-vp-pick-vote-changers-by-43-are-drawn-to-romney/