Gary Johnson Hits 1 Million on Google+
By Jane Susskind on 07/30/2012 in competition, gary johnson, Google, mitt romney, Social Media with 13 CommentsRead Time: 2 - 2 minutes
Late last week, former two-term governor and Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson passed the one million mark on the social media platform Google+, passing Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s 853,378 followers. Since Friday, his following has grown another 11,554, making his total number of Google+ followers 1,011,554.
Impressed? So were we. Libertarian Gary Johnson has been climbing the social media ranks not only on Google+, but also on Twitter and Facebook. Running as a third party candidate, Gary Johnson doesn’t have the same kind of campaign cash on hand as Mitt Romney or Barack Obama, so he has been using social media to spread his message. Much like Buddy Roemer, his campaign strategy relies heavily on the sharing of information, a strategy made easy through the use of social networks.
He posts regularly on his Google+ and shares campaign videos, articles, events, and pictures. His posts are engaging, some receiving over 300 +1s (equivalent to Facebook’s like feature). In the spirit of this week’s theme of competition, we’d give Gary Johnson the gold for consistency, engagement, and content being shared on Google+.
See for yourself here.
Are you on Google+? What do you think of the social platform? Do you like it better than Facebook or Twitter?
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13 Comments
Missi Sheer-West
07.30.2012
@Missi Sheer-West
Why doesn’t anyone ever show Ron Pauls stats with the other still running canidates? Good or bad why no word for a true conservative constitutionalist.. Who is still running a debt free campaign. Ron Paul 2012!!!!!!
Jeff Oldman
07.30.2012
@Jeff Oldman
Ron Paul will be bowing out of the race within 30 days. He will then endorse Gary Johnson.
Marla Moreau
07.31.2012
@Marla Moreau
I dunno if he’ll endorse him due to other politics involving his son, but we can hope…
georgewhitfield
07.30.2012
@georgewhitfield
Gary Johnson is now our clear choice for President to restore peace, prosperity and liberty to America.
Johnny Semicolon
07.30.2012
@Johnny Semicolon
WOOT!!!!YYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEE HAW!
bradstein
07.30.2012
@bradstein
Here’s proof that people are waking up. Most clear thinking people endorse Gary Johnson’s policies of common sense and personal freedom. Let’s all be Libertarian this year.
Andrew
08.02.2012
very impressive….unfortunately…most people think, “i liked him on Google+…thats good enough”….NO…if you like him, you agree with him and you want to see him in the whitehouse…go vote for him….social media is NOT ENOUGH to get him in the whitehouse.
Marla Moreau
07.31.2012
@Marla Moreau
Go Gary Go! Doing what I can to get your name out there for those who don’t know. I believe you can win this with the right circumstances.
Jon D
07.31.2012
I will be voting for Governor Gary Johnson! As Governor he raised the speed limit to 75 on the highway and allowed people to buy beer on Sunday saying “this is a choice the people of New Mexico can make for themselves and don’t need the govt telling them on what day they can buy beer.” He understand the proper role of govt to protect you from force or fraud but to otherwise leave you alone unless your actions interfere with the rights of another. Johnson is by far the best steward of tax dollars. He came into office with a huge deficit and left 8 yrs later with a 1.5 billion dollar surplus. His staff once asked him how he wanted his name read on the state welcome signs. He said “Don’t put my name on those signs! If we change them at all put welcome to New Mexico from the citizens of New Mexico so we dont have to spend money to change them in the future.”Check out Two term(one more than Mitt) Governor Gary Johnson! Dont let the media pick your candidate! Johnson’s socially liberal and fiscally conservative stances will be attractive to democrat and independent voters in the general election, I think he is the man to beat obummer.. Pro-Choice, Pro-Gay rights, Anti war Libertarian candidate who wants to balance the budget and legalize marijuana. Gary Johnson is who we need in the White House. The People’s President!
wildbill
07.31.2012
There is only one candidate who hasn’t lied to us, vote Gary Johnson!
ghodrat ebrahimpourrendi
07.31.2012
کلی و خلاصه: عصر جمهوری خواهان سر آمده است و بهتر است خانه تکانی حزبی انجام دهند. اما در شرایط حساس کنونی بهتر است؛ نامزدها اجازه دهند که آقای اوباما ادامه دهد, تا تزلزل و دوگانه گی پدید نیاید. نکته آخر اینکه سال 2012 نقطه عطفی در تاریخ آمریکا و جهان محسوب می شود.کمترین اشتباه در انتخابات, شدیدترین ضربه ها را به اقتصاد وارد خواهد کرد.فقط باید اقتصادی فکر کرد و از سیاسی کاری پرهیز کرد. در عصر حاضر , اقتصاد راهکار ریاضی دارد …. نه راهکار سیاسی
با احترام و آرزوی موفقیت برای آقای اوباما…..یعنی مردم آمریکا
jesslynn
08.29.2012
@ghodrat: For all you folks who would not otherwise go to Google Translate this translates as: “General and Summary era Republican party is over and it is better to do the cleaning. But the current situation is better to allow candidates Mr. Obama continues to avoid creating instability and a double life. Finally, the year 2012 is a milestone in the history of America and the world. Slightest mistake in the election, the economy will be worst hit. Merely economic thought and political work should be avoided. Today, mathematical approach is economics …. No political solution
Best regards and good luck to the people of America, Mr. Obama …..”
Well thank you for regard to our current president, I appreciate that respect. However, there are many issues that Americans, IN ADDITION to fiscal policy. Like the Patriot Act, foreign policy, social policy, and other items that we would prefer leadership, not dictatorship. Americans want freedom and always have. That is what inspires our country. But thanks for your two cents.
jesslynn
08.29.2012
Meant to read :”there are many issues that Americans care about”