The results of an analysis in the Social Media Trainer about what would happen if the US elections were held on the social news site Digg.
What Would Happen If The US Elections Were Held On Digg? With the mainstream media beginning to recognise the importance of social media to the candidates involved, we decided to analyse the front-page stories from the 2008 U.S Elections category to find out what the results would be if the US elections were held on Digg.
Average No. of Diggs Per Candidate
![Avg Diggs Per Story](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_suYhza18IXdr_7c4PublQl89e3K2JeQ02gcQe35Tr11L3dDjlAqJWz8CEfaXetgRiBxFn938srSJuE2Y5Oo9xpHOFwMpyEcK5nC4-ITYqY5wNGYmyXQNoI-L38O5IPrz2qOkDjNBgTrKEmHxoq4pJYwlOxl1mL4ahS75GTzDTq=s0-d)
Total No, of Comments Per Candidate
![Total No of Comments Per Candidate](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_t6KvqVFeitvy4DRmJ-TlAi8Fboism1oiU6wCReOGgeEG7RMxGzcsjH1HzJj2F-aFykxl7hx3akuvJ2pFDmfxX3FdykxPzkQxYcQHPoLIwS87XOcsVRFERqt0eP7_tT3dQZAZTTx4-nvuS_0weaC-U3gYTQlHzFexoM56rECQ=s0-d)
Total No. of Positive/Neutral/Negative Articles Per Candidate ![Total No Stories Per Candidate](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_vQ3x607pmwLFJuhgxkJvLrJtqmLt1wk-6CoA002kQVaG04PBkQppYUYyKEjYMdS3MPuBd82xNlPytbnt98Mnw8vekmwfk5Ao3yNbfTiXY_oVFq-yqGRDTNLktb5s7pAsfypACS37DL-B5IN7G5px9fx0NBomDyFTQBZLi-2leElVSH=s0-d)
Total No. of Diggs Per Party
![Total Diggs Per Party](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_tWkQ0jGtOjk8yWSppP4OWzsvxFKMbUchks9YzUFXVJEKoF80UmnMqmntiv4lKap295Pv9A8JykFQjjztuDE03pw3trQQGKxZAvxBrqJK0P-oAEuytfQH_LO3exqbfv9opT-ZOAoVv1Li95NyZUVUKIfzfqIQMNPuFjuQ=s0-d)
Total No. of Positive/ Neutral/ Negative Stories Per Party ![Total Number of Positive/ Neutral/ Negative Stories Per Party](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_umZhdi7JzF4tG5xR5og8MRoI8X7dSdegfKJwDurB6Qw7_gB1Mj9p1ZCrb9WQo3Mo00o4KmML9H7CI4cTf0wSr39ADQPW20OaYTeoMHuht9nqnDeKQEene7Fsf19mtsY3wZM1bRZyOACaNoaJxZsNgP7w=s0-d)
Total Number of Comments Per Party ![Comments By Party](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_sktTL2_psQmdq33eJAhI99eKWzYo-pWvUL7vT9ZHythiZk8x4WzdXmtZNmMshcGP6SeD02FjXGmlIOgGLGxdxrFA62VGgQJog3rg_6rKvYy9vlYdCqhTiM755--GfHP-KwzINcRtYQsWxM2f9bmsjyviLZQuHt_3w=s0-d)
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