The 2014 Florida Gubernatorial Race on Twitter — The Elephant in the Room

The start of November saw Charlie Crist’s filing to run for Florida’s Governor as a Democrat.  This was an event so unsurprising that the GOP had attack ads out virtually before his announcement. Still, the announcement caused a splash on Twitter, and Crist managed to dominate the conversation for a few days:

November, 2013, chart of Twitter mentions for Florida's gubernatorial candidates

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