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Which 2012 Republican Presidential Candidates Have the Largest Digital Footprints?

   November 3, 2011


In an update of their ongoing survey of the full range of GOP presidential candidates – possible, presumed, withdrawn, speculated, and fully announced and running alike – to measure their prominences and impacts here in cyberspace, and rank them according to their PeekScores, the biggest development – both in the mainstream media, and apparently here in cyberspace – has been the emergence of Herman Cain as not merely an interesting candidate with an outside chance, but (according to some polls) actually the one to beat.

Rank

Name

Bio

Current PeekScore
1

Herman Cain Former CEO of Godfather’s Pizza 9.86 / 10.00
2

Sarah Palin (not running) Former governor of Alaska 9.74 / 10.00
3

Rick Perry Governor of Texas 9.61 / 10.00
4

Ron Paul Congressman from Texas 9.55 / 10.00
5

Chris Christie (not running) Governor of New Jersey 9.46 / 10.00
6

Mitt Romney Former governor of Massachusetts 9.30 / 10.00
7

Mike Huckabee (dropped out) Former governor of Arkansas 9.23 / 10.00
8

Michele Bachmann Congresswoman from Minnesota 9.17 / 10.00
9

Donald Trump (dropped out) Chairman, Trump Organization 9.15 / 10.00
10

Rick Santorum Former senator from Pennsylvania 9.14 / 10.00
11

Rudy Giuliani Former mayor of New York City 9.07 / 10.00
12

Gary Johnson Former governor of New Mexico 8.79 / 10.00
13

Tim Pawlenty Former governor of Minnesota 8.73 / 10.00
14

Jon Huntsman Former governor of Utah 8.64 / 10.00
15

Paul Ryan Congressman, chairman of the House Budget Committee 8.63 / 10.00
16

Newt Gingrich Former speaker of the House of Representatives 8.49 / 10.00
17

Scott Brown Junior senator from Massachusetts 8.43 / 10.00
18

 (dropped out) Governor of Indiana 8.34 / 10.00
19

Lindsey Graham Senior senator from South Carolina 8.29 / 10.00
20

John Bolton Former US ambassador to the United Nations 8.28 / 10.00
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