What's Buzzing in the Swing States on Social Media?

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Alex Fitzpatrick
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What's Buzzing in the Swing States on Social Media?

The 2012 presidential election will likely come down to six battleground states: Colorado, Florida, North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia and Wisconsin.

Both candidates are investing heavily in each state, trying to convince voters' minds ahead of Election Day. That makes those voters and the issues they hold dear important -- can social media help reveal what they care most about?

Social sharing and targeting firm AddThis analyzed geographically isolated chatter across the social web after the final debate and found some interesting results: Ohioans are talking about the sequester, Israel's a popular issue in Florida and Colorado, and Wisconsinites are chatting about the auto industry bailout.

And which states are chatting positively about which candidates? Barack Obama's seeing positive chatter in Ohio and Wisconsin, while

For more, check out AddThis' infographic:

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