Politics & Government
Which Presidential Candidate is Most 'Liked' in Middlesex County?
The FiveThirtyEight blog recently revealed who would win the presidency if Facebook likes were votes.
TEWKSBURY, MA - What if Facebook likes were votes? Nate Silver’s FiveThirtyEight blog put that idea to the test.
According to the report, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders would beat former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton by a margin of nearly 3-to-1 across the country and Donald Trump would have more votes than U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio combined, FiveThirtyEight reported.
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Massachusetts followed the trend, with 40 percent giving a virtual thumbs-up to Sanders and 22 percent liking Trump. Thirteen percent of Massachusetts’ share of likes went to Clinton. Cruz had 6 percent and Rubio had 5 percent of the Commonwealth’s likes, according to the report.
What if Facebook likes were votes? Nate Silver’s FiveThirtyEight blog put that idea to the test.
Find out what's happening in Tewksburyfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
According to the report, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders would beat former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton by a margin of nearly 3-to-1 across the country and Donald Trump would have more votes than U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio combined, FiveThirtyEight reported.
Massachusetts followed the trend, with 40 percent giving a virtual thumbs-up to Sanders and 22 percent liking Trump. Thirteen percent of Massachusetts’ share of likes went to Clinton. Cruz had 6 percent and Rubio had 5 percent of the Commonwealth’s likes, according to the report.
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