The Twitter Primary
Sarah Palin, Newt Gingrich, and Mitt Romney battle for social media supremacy.
Newt Gingrich: 1,308,757 followers, 1,925 tweets
Sarah Palin: 191,164 followers, 347 tweets
Mike Huckabee: 83,297 followers, 1,188 tweets
Tim Pawlenty: 16,464 followers, 235 tweets
Mitt Romney: 14,347 followers, 241 tweets
Haley Barbour: 6,357 followers, 264 tweets
Mitch Daniels: 3,451 followers, 457 tweets
Haley Barbour is such an outlier that Twitter hasn't even bothered to verify his account *, the way it does with celebrities and politicians. It's a tiny indication of his place in the race right now. Still, if he's serious about running, he'll make sure to get verified soon enough.
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