Does Twitter determine who wins the White House?

Published December 10, 2018 7:29pm ET



The presidential candidates with the bigger Twitter following have won the last three presidential elections, a possible sign that a strong presence on Twitter and other social media outlets is an important factor that can help put candidates over the top.

Only months before the 2016 presidential election, President Trump had 10.2 million followers to Hillary Clinton’s 7.7 million, according to a study of Twitter analytics.

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