Paul leads Republicans in buzz share over last 2 weeks
by WonkoKevin
There’s been a lot of attention on the Democrats in the last two weeks, mostly focusing on the Anyone But Clinton meme, and whether Barack Obama can be the ABC winner. So what’s been happening with the Republican candidates? Here’s a summary of the average Wonkosphere buzz share of each of the major candidates, and whether they’re trending up or down. In summary, Mike Huckabee maintains gains from several weeks back, Ron Paul is up again and in first place, Mitt Romney and Fred Thompson are stalling a bit, and John McCain is a roller-coaster ride. For those who think Paul has been on top the whole time–wrong. Paul’s lead though does mimic the strong showing he had in September overall buzz share.
Average buzz share, previous two weeks:
Ron Paul, 25% and trending up
Rudy Giuliani, 20%
Mitt Romney, 18% and trending down
Mike Huckabee, 12%
Fred Thompson, 10% and trending down
John McCain, 8% and highly variable day-to-day (I’m telling you, the guy needs to be in a debate every day, he kicks butt in each of them and then attention fades away. He can’t seem to generate any buzz with either policy pronouncements–have their been any?–or statements on the stump.)
