{"id":88479,"date":"2016-02-25T11:41:44","date_gmt":"2016-02-25T16:41:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2016\/02\/25\/in-discussions-about-presidential-candidates-sanders-mentioned-far-more-than-others\/"},"modified":"2024-04-14T04:15:21","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T09:15:21","slug":"in-discussions-about-presidential-candidates-sanders-mentioned-far-more-than-others","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2016\/02\/25\/in-discussions-about-presidential-candidates-sanders-mentioned-far-more-than-others\/","title":{"rendered":"3. In discussions about presidential candidates, Sanders mentioned far more than others"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2016\/02\/25\/nearly-eight-in-ten-reddit-users-get-news-on-the-site\/pj_2016-02-25_reddit_3-01\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-53928\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-53928\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/02\/PJ_2016.02.25_reddit_3-01.png\" alt=\"The three most-named candidates all see increased attention from early summer into fall\" ><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The discussions of nearly all major presidential candidates grew over the three months studied, but within the liberal-leaning Reddit community, the discussions of some candidates far outweighed others. Three candidates received more than 70,000 <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2016\/02\/25\/terminology\/#comments\">comments<\/a> across the three months (May, June and September 2015), while the vast majority were mentioned in fewer than 10,000 comments.[7. numoffset=&#8221;7&#8243; See <a href=\"https:\/\/assets.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/02\/PJ_2016.02.25_Reddit_TOPLINE.pdf\">topline<\/a> for full results.]<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Only one candidate seemed to have an especially active <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2016\/02\/25\/terminology\/#subreddits\">subreddit<\/a> dedicated to their campaign during the three months studied: Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders. As discussed below, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/SandersForPresident\">\/r\/SandersForPresident<\/a> subreddit attracted tens of thousands of comments and prominently offered users the chance to <a href=\"http:\/\/digitalcultures.net\/berniesandersdigital\/\">engage with the campaign<\/a>. Of all other subreddits dedicated to individual candidates, only those focused on Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) attracted any significant number of comments, and even then the number of comments naming a candidate in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/RandPaul\">\/r\/RandPaul<\/a> only amounted to about 2% of those in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/SandersForPresident\">\/r\/SandersForPresident<\/a>. Some candidates even attracted subreddits dedicated entirely to making fun of the candidate, and two subreddits dedicated to Donald Trump, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/The_Donald\">\/r\/The_Donald<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/donaldtrump\">\/r\/donaldtrump<\/a>, have argued over which is the real Trump 2016 subreddit, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/The_Donald\/comments\/3i5peo\/rdonaldtrump_is_still_run_by_antitrump_prosanders\/\">one accusing the other<\/a> of being run by Sanders supporters.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The discussions around the three candidates that received by far the most comments \u2013 Sen. Bernie Sanders, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and business mogul Donald Trump \u2013 offer a window into the kinds of conversation patterns that can take place on Reddit.<\/p>\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;bernie-sanders&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" id=\"bernie-sanders\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bernie Sanders<\/h3>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2016\/02\/25\/nearly-eight-in-ten-reddit-users-get-news-on-the-site\/pj_2016-02-25_reddit_3-02\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-53929\"><img data-dominant-color=\"dde6e4\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #dde6e4;\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(max-width: 296px) 100vw, 296px\" class=\"wp-image-53929 not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/02\/PJ_2016.02.25_reddit_3-02.png\" alt=\"Sanders mentioned in Reddit comments more than Clinton, Trump combined\" ><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Though Sanders was <a href=\"https:\/\/assets.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/11\/11-23-2015-Governance-topline-for-release.pdf\">less well known by the public than Clinton and Trump<\/a>\u00a0during the time period studied, he was mentioned in about 165,000 comments \u2013 more than Clinton (about 85,000) and Trump (about 73,000) combined. The number of comments naming Sanders rose over time, doubling between June (about 38,000) and September (about 85,000).<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One event that may have helped fuel the conversation around Sanders was an \u201cAsk Me Anything\u201d (AMA) session held by the candidate in May 2015 that attracted nearly 13,000 separate comments, far more than the average of 60 comments for AMAs that month. That was clearly not the only driver of comments, as the high level of interest in Sanders continued in June and roughly doubled by September, even without the AMA as a focus of attention.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2016\/02\/25\/nearly-eight-in-ten-reddit-users-get-news-on-the-site\/pj_2016-02-25_reddit_3-03\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-53930\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-53930\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/02\/PJ_2016.02.25_reddit_3-03.png\" alt=\"\/r\/SandersForPresident Reddit\" ><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the most popular subreddits for Sanders was one dedicated to his presidential candidacy: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/SandersForPresident\">\/r\/SandersForPresident<\/a>. While at least five of the candidates in the study have name-specific subreddits devoted to them, Sanders\u2019 stands out. The candidate\u2019s subreddit received more than 200,000 comments overall in the three months studied, with more than 59,000 that mention any candidate by name. In addition to discussion, the channel also serves as a place for grassroots organizing, as the banner across the top includes links for users to volunteer for Sanders, to attend Sanders events and to watch Sanders on television. The information available does not indicate whether the subreddit was originally created by or as a part of his campaign, but it clearly serves as a pro-Sanders hub. Only 4% of comments in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/SandersForPresident\">\/r\/SandersForPresident<\/a> were \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2016\/02\/25\/terminology\/#upvoting-and-downvoting\">downvoted<\/a>,\u201d less than half the rate we saw among comments from all subreddits (for more on downvoting, read <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2016\/02\/25\/discussion-in-reddit-circles-more-likely-to-focus-on-one-candidate-and-one-party\/\">here<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not all of the subreddits devoted to Sanders are supportive; at least one criticizes the Reddit community\u2019s focus on Sanders. Comments in this type of forum accounted for less than 1% of all comments about Sanders over the three months studied.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is also evidence of a highly engaged base of commenters discussing Sanders. Almost one-in-four users (24%) who named Sanders in a comment posted three or more comments naming him. This is a higher proportion of users leaving three or more comments than for any other candidate studied.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Sanders phenomenon on Reddit echoes former lesser-known candidates who garnered attention or support in digital platforms despite the fact that they did not have as high a profile in traditional media. In 2011, Texas Rep. Ron Paul, though behind other Republican candidates in the polls and in mainstream media coverage, enjoyed somewhat <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2011\/12\/08\/candidates-twitter\/\">more activity on Twitter<\/a> \u2013 with <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2011\/12\/08\/candidates-twitter\/\">more than 1.1 million tweets<\/a> referencing his campaign, which ranked him fifth among eight Republican candidates and gave him a more favorable tone in the Twitter conversation than any of the other candidates.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And back in the 2003-04 primary season, before social media era became a major force in politics, Vermont Gov. Howard Dean attracted a digital-savvy activist base that <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2012\/08\/15\/how-presidential-candidates-use-web-and-social-media\/\">marshalled web-based tools such as meetup.com to organize and discuss their candidate<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;971752b3cd283389806e1402cfe0e212&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" id=\"971752b3cd283389806e1402cfe0e212\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2016\/02\/25\/nearly-eight-in-ten-reddit-users-get-news-on-the-site\/pj_2016-02-25_reddit_3-04\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-53931\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-53931\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/02\/PJ_2016.02.25_reddit_3-04.png\" alt=\"About one quarter of Reddit users who mention Sanders do so repeatedly \" width=\"199\" height=\"524\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hillary Clinton\n<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hillary Clinton, the second-most discussed candidate on Reddit during the three months studied, was mentioned in about 85,000 comments. As with others, that number rose over time: In September, Clinton was named in 43,000 comments \u2013 about twice as many as May or June.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unlike Sanders, whose campaign-specific subreddit attracted a great deal of discussion about the candidate, Clinton\u2019s campaign and supporters do not appear to use a dedicated subreddit in the way that Sanders does. Of all the 350,000 comments that mentioned a candidate during the three months studied, just 61 appeared in a candidate-specific subreddit devoted to Clinton.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nonetheless, users who mentioned Clinton seemed to be relatively active participants: 21% left three or more comments naming her within the three months, second only to 24% of comments mentioning Sanders.<\/p>\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;donald-trump&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" id=\"donald-trump\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Donald Trump<\/h3>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2016\/02\/25\/nearly-eight-in-ten-reddit-users-get-news-on-the-site\/pj_2016-02-25_reddit_3-05\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-53932\"><img data-dominant-color=\"d0dcd9\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #d0dcd9;\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(max-width: 297px) 100vw, 297px\" class=\"wp-image-53932 not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/02\/PJ_2016.02.25_reddit_3-05.png\" alt=\"More than half of comments naming Trump appear in non-political subreddits\" ><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Donald Trump was named in about 73,000 comments on Reddit during the three months studied, making him the third-most mentioned candidate.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Reddit discussion about Donald Trump stands out for its rapid growth over time, jumping from just 8,000 in June \u2013 the month Trump announced his candidacy \u2013 to nearly 64,000 in September. This eightfold increase outpaces the overall rise in the number of comments studied, which rose about 150% from June to September.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not only was there more discussion about Trump as the campaign progressed \u2013 the scope of where he was being discussed broadened as well. Generally, comments about the Democratic candidates ranged across most subreddits, as both Clinton and Sanders were discussed each month in at least 300 of the 373 subreddits where candidates were mentioned most often. Comments naming Trump, however, rose from 146 in May to 268 in June and 355 in September.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Comments mentioning Trump also stand out for being more likely to occur in general information exchange subreddits such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/\">\/r\/AskReddit<\/a> or the \u201cAsk Me Anything\u201d forum. About one-in-five of these comments (19%) appeared in these subreddits, 8 percentage points higher than comments connected to any other candidate.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The discussions of nearly all major presidential candidates grew over the three months studied, but within the liberal-leaning Reddit community, the discussions of some candidates far outweighed others. Three candidates received more than 70,000 comments across the three months (May, June and September 2015), while the vast majority were mentioned in fewer than 10,000 comments.[7. 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Reddit news users more likely to be male, young and digital in their news preferences","slug":"reddit-news-users-more-likely-to-be-male-young-and-digital-in-their-news-preferences","link":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2016\/02\/25\/reddit-news-users-more-likely-to-be-male-young-and-digital-in-their-news-preferences\/","is_active":false},{"id":88494,"title":"2. Discussion mentioning the 2016 presidential candidates was vigorous in run-up to primaries, but did not dominate Reddit","slug":"discussion-mentioning-the-2016-presidential-candidates-was-vigorous-in-run-up-to-primaries-but-did-not-dominate-reddit","link":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2016\/02\/25\/discussion-mentioning-the-2016-presidential-candidates-was-vigorous-in-run-up-to-primaries-but-did-not-dominate-reddit\/","is_active":false},{"id":88479,"title":"3. In discussions about presidential candidates, Sanders mentioned far more than others","slug":"in-discussions-about-presidential-candidates-sanders-mentioned-far-more-than-others","link":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2016\/02\/25\/in-discussions-about-presidential-candidates-sanders-mentioned-far-more-than-others\/","is_active":true},{"id":88469,"title":"4. Discussion in Reddit circles more likely to focus on one candidate and one party","slug":"discussion-in-reddit-circles-more-likely-to-focus-on-one-candidate-and-one-party","link":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2016\/02\/25\/discussion-in-reddit-circles-more-likely-to-focus-on-one-candidate-and-one-party\/","is_active":false},{"id":88460,"title":"5. Heavy commenting activity concentrated among a minority of users","slug":"heavy-commenting-activity-concentrated-among-a-minority-of-users","link":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2016\/02\/25\/heavy-commenting-activity-concentrated-among-a-minority-of-users\/","is_active":false},{"id":88404,"title":"Acknowledgments","slug":"reddit-acknowledgments","link":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2016\/02\/25\/reddit-acknowledgments\/","is_active":false},{"id":88444,"title":"Methodology","slug":"reddit-methodology","link":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2016\/02\/25\/reddit-methodology\/","is_active":false},{"id":88428,"title":"Appendix A: Terminology","slug":"terminology","link":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2016\/02\/25\/terminology\/","is_active":false},{"id":88416,"title":"Appendix B: Detailed tables","slug":"reddit-detailed-tables","link":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2016\/02\/25\/reddit-detailed-tables\/","is_active":false}],"report_materials":[{"key":"bc061a26-7af4-4ab1-b6f8-2009bd0b7906","type":"report","url":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2016\/02\/PJ_2016.02.25_Reddit_FINAL.pdf","label":"","icon":"","attachmentId":""},{"key":"1bd8d0b6-af01-4a41-97d7-838385825d4e","type":"topline","url":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2016\/02\/PJ_2016.02.25_Reddit_TOPLINE.pdf","label":"","icon":"","attachmentId":""}],"report_pagination":{"current_post":{"id":88479,"title":"3. 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