Hillary Clinton’s Facebook Interactions Nearly 90 Times More Than Martin O’Malley in Iowa
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Hillary Clinton (L) Photo: ABC/ Martin H. Simon — Martin O’Malley (R) Photo by Jonathan Newton / The Washington Post via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has a significant lead in Iowa when compared to former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley — a potential opponent for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016 — in at least one platform: Facebook.
Clinton, who announced last week that she’ll again run for the White House, had nearly 90 times the number of Facebook interactions in Iowa compared to O’Malley during a period measured earlier this month. The former Maryland governor is currently considering a bid for the presidency.
According to Facebook, which provided the data to ABC News, the number of interactions from April 8 to April 14 related to Clinton were 268,000, while the number of interactions related to O’Malley were 3,000.
During the that time period, Clinton both announced she’d be seeking the White House and also made her first campaign stop in the Hawkeye state.
Facebook defines “interactions” on the social platform as posts, comments, likes and shares.
According to the Facebook data, 57 percent of the interactions related to Clinton were positive, while 82 percent of the interactions related to O’Malley were positive.
Interactions in Iowa related to Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts — who has repeatedly said she would not be running for president –- were 15,000, while interactions related to Vice President Joe Biden matched those of O’Malley.
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