Network Analysis of the 2016 Presidential Campaign Tweets

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Dmitry Zinoviev

Published: 01 Jan 2020, Last Modified: 16 Jan 2025CoRR 2020EveryoneRevisionsBibTeXCC BY-SA 4.0
Abstract: We applied complex network analysis to ~27,000 tweets posted by the 2016 presidential election's principal participants in the USA. We identified the stages of the election campaigns and the recurring topics addressed by the candidates. Finally, we revealed the leader-follower relationships between the candidates. We conclude that Secretary Hillary Clinton's Twitter performance was subordinate to that of Donald Trump, which may have been one factor that led to her electoral defeat.