Positive and negative media coverage of U.S. presidential election candidates 2012

This statistic shows positive and negative media coverage of nominees for the U.S. presidential election in April 2012. In April 2 to 8, 2012, the percentage of positve media coverage for Mitt Romney was 35 percent. The analysis includes an analysis of more than 11,000 news websites around the United States and the full public feed of tweets on Twitter. In the data, tone of coverage is measured not by story but by the statements about a candidate and tracks how many are positive, negative or neutral in tone across stories. Neutral media coverage is not shown.

Positive and negative media coverage of nominees for the U.S. presidential election in April 2012

Characteristic	Negative	Positive
Romney	33%	35%
Paul	36%	28%
Santorum	42%	19%
Gingrich	47%	16%
Obama	37%	13%

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April 2012

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United States

Survey time period

April 2 to 8, 2012

Supplementary notes

The analysis includes an analysis of more than 11,000 news websites around the United States and the full public feed of tweets on Twitter.
In the data, tone of coverage is measured not by story but by the statements about a candidate and tracks how many are positive, negative or neutral in tone across stories.
Neutral media coverage is not shown.

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