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Ben Carson Leads Presidential Field On Facebook
Wall Street Journal ^ | 11/2/15 | MIKE SHIELDS

Posted on 11/02/2015 12:14:11 PM PST by jimbo123

Surging Republican candidate has made the social network a core part of his media strategy.

Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson has been surging in the polls of lately--even topping the once seemingly unstoppable Donald Trump in some key state polls as the first 2016 primaries near. Meanwhile, Mr. Carson is already winning the Facebook fan election.

Indeed, Mr. Carson has surged to over 4.5 million Facebook fans since declaring his candidacy in May--and his aggressive ad strategy on the social networking site could provide a window into how next year's presidential ad battle might unfold.

(Excerpt) Read more at wsj.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bencarson; carson; elections
Interesting read.
1 posted on 11/02/2015 12:14:11 PM PST by jimbo123
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To: jimbo123

Paid by the DNC?


2 posted on 11/02/2015 12:23:22 PM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: jimbo123

NO Carson isn’t leading on Face Book, I’m on Face Book and Tweeter and I can tell you the people that post on there are for TRUMP!!!


3 posted on 11/02/2015 12:24:25 PM PST by HarleyLady27 (I have such happy days, and hope you do too!!!)
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To: jimbo123

Yes, I suppose it’s interesting.

I do remember when Carson was adding an impossible number of followers prior to the second debate. It made his whole campaign seem like a fraud on the U. S. public.

And then his policies, Jeb Bush, Rubio, Fiornia... same game, different face.

Not interested in the slightest.


4 posted on 11/02/2015 12:25:22 PM PST by DoughtyOne (It's beginning to look like "Morning in America" again. Comment on YouTube under Trump Free Ride.)
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To: jimbo123

Trump uses Twitter more and leads all candidate with 4.72 million, and last I looked, Trump was at 4.1 million followers for Facebook. So Trump has almost 9 million followers between the two. Take that Wall Street GOPE Urinal.


5 posted on 11/02/2015 12:27:20 PM PST by Red Steel
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To: jimbo123

Anything to use against Trump, Wall Street is for it. This little poll blurb will do.

Ben Carson Leads on Facebook!
Another one is Rubio coming on strong in New Hampshire! Or, Ted Cruz strengthening in Iowa! ......

GO TRUMP!

Over 100 Days in the Lead! Now that’s some MONTHS.


6 posted on 11/02/2015 12:27:55 PM PST by RitaOK ( VIVA CRISTO REY / Public education is the farm team for more Marxists coming)
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To: HarleyLady27

We all know why they’re pushing this prop-up-ganda. Split the vote.


7 posted on 11/02/2015 12:29:48 PM PST by jsanders2001
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To: jsanders2001

And they lie....the polls, media, GOPe, RINOs, Washington Cartel, DNC, RNC all of them lie....

Trump is the only one of any, on both sides, that is for America!!!

He isn’t in it for him, he is in it because he is for US, the American People, and we need to thank him that he is doing this!!!


8 posted on 11/02/2015 12:33:17 PM PST by HarleyLady27 (I have such happy days, and hope you do too!!!)
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To: jimbo123

Ben Carson has been “surging in the polls lately”? I don’t believe I would call it a surge. The support he does have seems to be a mile wide and a foot deep.


9 posted on 11/02/2015 12:36:50 PM PST by Russ (Repeal the '17th amendment.)
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To: Red Steel

I did not believe it when I read the headline.

The fraud street urinal is in the tank for whoever supports crony crapitalism.


10 posted on 11/02/2015 12:37:18 PM PST by Sequoyah101 (It feels like we have exchanged our dreams for survival. We just have a few days that don't suck.)
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To: jimbo123

Carson is already winning the Facebook fan election....Facebook? And? Or what?


11 posted on 11/02/2015 12:38:27 PM PST by Safetgiver ( Islam makes barbarism look genteel.)
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To: HarleyLady27

I don’t believe the pollsters are accurately tracking Trump’s support. The crossovers, and caucus voters who are not counted in polls as “likely” because they have not caucused before. These pollsters make assumptions to count a person in their polls or not. Trump is a different political animal that they have not encountered. In modern times, and not even Reagan this early, has a candidate attracted more new support than Trump. We will find out in a few short months about who is right... when Trump pretty much sweeps everything to include Iowa.


12 posted on 11/02/2015 12:44:52 PM PST by Red Steel
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To: Red Steel

I like the way you think!!!


13 posted on 11/02/2015 12:49:35 PM PST by HarleyLady27 (I have such happy days, and hope you do too!!!)
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To: jimbo123

Ben Carson Leads Presidential Field On Facebook

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I could not be more impressed even if the Capt. Kangaroo fan club wanted him.


14 posted on 11/02/2015 1:02:41 PM PST by Graybeard58 (Bill and Hillary Clinton are the penicillin-resistant syphilis of our political system.)
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To: HarleyLady27

Exactly. Carson’s page is littered with Trump-heads who’re challenging his supporters.


15 posted on 11/02/2015 1:19:49 PM PST by Marie (Hey GOP... The vulgarians are at the gate.)
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To: Graybeard58

LOLOL!

Go Trump.


16 posted on 11/02/2015 1:23:12 PM PST by Salamander (Like acid and oil on a madman's face, reason tends to fly away...)
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To: DoughtyOne

Carson’s palsy-walsy association with Sharpton has turned me off. I’m tending to think Carson is a wannabe who found the Republican field more fertile than the Democratic field. He is attractive to those in the media who don’t consider Trump part of their gang.


17 posted on 11/02/2015 1:27:18 PM PST by noinfringers2
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To: noinfringers2

That’s as decent a description as any other.

His core beliefs is troubling to me.

That Sharpton thing is a clear red flag to me.

It was a political move, no other motive.

He didn’t get that that would be problematic?

Yikes.


18 posted on 11/02/2015 6:14:07 PM PST by DoughtyOne (It's beginning to look like "Morning in America" again. Comment on YouTube under Trump Free Ride.)
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