Twitter maps out Obama, Romney tweets

Twitter has launched an interactive map of the United States that charts where Barack Obama and Mitt Romney’s campaign tweets have had the most impact, and where they have fallen flat, AFP reported.

The “Political Engagement Map” measures the popularity of statements posted by both candidates on their official accounts by tracking how much people re-tweeted or stored them in their ‘favorites’ folder.


In California, Obama’s comments on gender equality have been particularly successful. Ohio — a key swing state in Tuesday’s presidential election — has a preference for Romney’s tweets on unemployment and energy.


Users are also able to type in keywords such as “unemployment,” “coal” or “education” to see where specific issues draw the most attention.


This is said to be the second Twitter initiative aimed at analyzing the US elections. Its “political index” also attempts to measure the general popularity of both candidates according to the sentiments of tweets mentioning Obama or Romney.