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The Social-Media Primary

Forget Iowa. Republican presidential candidates are duking it out online. With data from OhMyGov Inc., check out who's winning the Internet campaign.

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Research by Brian Ries; Infographic by Michael Deal; Photos from left: Robyn Beck / AFP-Getty Images (2); Stephen Morton / Getty Images; Kvork Djansezian / Getty Images; Win Mcnamee / Getty Images; Robyn Beck / AFP-Getty Images (2); Joe Raedle / Getty Images

 

Some of the candidates have multiple primary accounts. In the interest of avoiding duplicates, we selected one for each based on factors including popularity and/or campaign activity. Supporters as of 9/30/11, Posts & Feedback tracked throughout August & September 2011.