By the numbers: Rubio clearly has more friends than Crist

Marco Rubio’s popularity on the Internet may have lead to Florida Gov. Charlie Crist’s decision to seek the independent bid. Here’s a sign of social media’s effect on the Florida U.S. Senate race:

Facebook “likes”

61K Marco Rubio

15K Charlie Crist

Twitter followers

12K Marco Rubio

5K Charlie Crist

Source: Hotline

Related Content