PoliticsPA Rates Gubernatorial Candidates by Social Media Presence
Politics PA rates the social media cammpaigns of the gubernatorial candidates. Democrats Tom Wolf and Allyson Schwartz are, audience-wise, way ahead of the pack.
Tom Wolf
Grade: AFacebook fans: 54,244
Twitter followers: 2,223
Wolf has an active Twitter and Facebook page, and his website is top notch. His Twitter was boosted from the amount of retweets he garnered from his Western Pa. endorsement event. His photos are clean and sleek, and he has more Facebook fans than any other competitor in the field.
Allyson Schwartz
Grade: AFacebook fans: 50,881
Twitter followers: 3,175
Schwartz has solid social media all the way around, clear information and regular updates although there is little personal influence felt. She does regularly post cool quote photos from the campaign trail that are well-shared on Twitter. We also award her “Best Candid Facebook Profile Picture.”
Gov. Corbett, with 25,000 Facebook followers, isn’t far behind.
