This statistic shows the number of Twitter followers of Barack Obama and Mitt Romney in the 2012 election, as of November 21. Obama has a distinctive lead on Romney with about 20 million followers on Twitter.
Number of Twitter followers of Barack Obama and Mitt Romney as of November 21, 2012
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Twitter. (November 21, 2012). Number of Twitter followers of Barack Obama and Mitt Romney as of November 21, 2012 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 17, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/243305/number-of-twitter-followers-of-barack-obama-and-mitt-romney/
Twitter. "Number of Twitter followers of Barack Obama and Mitt Romney as of November 21, 2012." Chart. November 21, 2012. Statista. Accessed January 17, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/243305/number-of-twitter-followers-of-barack-obama-and-mitt-romney/
Twitter. (2012). Number of Twitter followers of Barack Obama and Mitt Romney as of November 21, 2012. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 17, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/243305/number-of-twitter-followers-of-barack-obama-and-mitt-romney/
Twitter. "Number of Twitter Followers of Barack Obama and Mitt Romney as of November 21, 2012." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Nov 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/243305/number-of-twitter-followers-of-barack-obama-and-mitt-romney/
Twitter, Number of Twitter followers of Barack Obama and Mitt Romney as of November 21, 2012 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/243305/number-of-twitter-followers-of-barack-obama-and-mitt-romney/ (last visited January 17, 2021)