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Can Social Media Predict Election Outcomes?

Forecasting election results based on Twitter, Facebook or other social-media sources is still in its infancy, and skeptics abound.

Forecasting election results based on Twitter, Facebook or other social-media sources is still in its infancy, and skeptics abound.

Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.
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