Meg Whitman Nearly Triples Twitter Followers In Two Days


Posted by John Romano in News and Analysis, Politics on October 30, 2009

SAN FRANCISCO (YBH.ME) – Meg Whitman has gone from zero to hero on Twitter in recent days.  About a week ago, Ms. Whitman had just 4,300 followers on Twitter.  The other day,  it was revealed that Twitter had a pair of Democrat gubernatorial candidates on its “Suggested Users” list, but no Republicans.  After a bit of controversy, she and other Republican causes were then added to the list.

Meg Whitman now a Twitter favorit.

Meg Whitman now a Twitter favorite.

She now has 12,000 plus followers.  Almost 8,000 “followers” have signed on in the last two days.  While impressive, it is still a far cry from Democrats Gavin Newsom and Jerry Brown, who have 1.2 million and 900k respectively. The other leading Republican, state Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner, has yet to make the list.  Mr. Poizner currently has under 5,000 followers.

All four are running to replace outgoing California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger who will leave office at the end of next year.

California Gubernatorial Candidate Twitter Feeds:

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  1. #1 by tom on October 30, 2009 - 11:26 pm

  2. #2 by Bill Carrick on November 2, 2009 - 4:19 am

    Where's Tom Campbell's Twitter Feed on that list? Tom is tied with Meg Whitman in the latest Field poll, and is the only candidate who as a plan, and specifics.

    Follow him on at http://twitter.com/TalktoTom

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