Use the tabs below to explore the tone and volume of news coverage and Twitter conversations about each candidate or read the story behind the numbers.
Apr 30, 2012 - May 6, 2012
| Number of statements |
| Gingrich |
36,996 |
| Paul |
55,983 |
| Romney |
291,526 |
| Obama |
894,609 |
Apr 23, 2012 - Apr 29, 2012
| Number of statements |
| Gingrich |
51,303 |
| Paul |
52,007 |
| Romney |
293,561 |
| Obama |
834,675 |
Apr 16, 2012 - Apr 22, 2012
| Number of statements |
| Gingrich |
30,480 |
| Paul |
41,982 |
| Romney |
353,136 |
| Obama |
736,170 |
Apr 9, 2012 - Apr 15, 2012
| Number of statements |
| Gingrich |
38,818 |
| Paul |
46,723 |
| Romney |
411,244 |
| Santorum |
251,200 |
| Obama |
666,941 |
Apr 2, 2012 - Apr 8, 2012
| Number of statements |
| Gingrich |
24,766 |
| Paul |
32,899 |
| Romney |
248,477 |
| Santorum |
98,660 |
| Obama |
657,457 |
Mar 26, 2012 - Apr 1, 2012
| Number of statements |
| Gingrich |
44,392 |
| Paul |
35,683 |
| Romney |
213,371 |
| Santorum |
132,410 |
| Obama |
683,422 |
Mar 19, 2012 - Mar 25, 2012
| Number of statements |
| Gingrich |
48,808 |
| Paul |
43,557 |
| Romney |
314,276 |
| Santorum |
213,999 |
| Obama |
756,725 |
Mar 12, 2012 - Mar 18, 2012
| Number of statements |
| Gingrich |
76,352 |
| Paul |
54,897 |
| Romney |
270,630 |
| Santorum |
304,354 |
| Obama |
861,170 |
Mar 5, 2012 - Mar 11, 2012
| Number of statements |
| Gingrich |
118,126 |
| Paul |
73,767 |
| Romney |
391,442 |
| Santorum |
280,976 |
| Obama |
821,143 |
Feb 27, 2012 - Mar 4, 2012
| Number of statements |
| Gingrich |
67,957 |
| Paul |
85,737 |
| Romney |
387,355 |
| Santorum |
331,497 |
| Obama |
682,235 |
Feb 20, 2012 - Feb 26, 2012
| Number of statements |
| Gingrich |
88,391 |
| Paul |
139,312 |
| Romney |
274,265 |
| Santorum |
408,475 |
| Obama |
658,671 |
Feb 13, 2012 - Feb 19, 2012
| Number of statements |
| Gingrich |
56,405 |
| Paul |
69,035 |
| Romney |
186,866 |
| Santorum |
237,434 |
| Obama |
611,546 |
Feb 6, 2012 - Feb 12, 2012
| Number of statements |
| Gingrich |
82,417 |
| Paul |
95,132 |
| Romney |
297,371 |
| Santorum |
272,424 |
| Obama |
662,370 |
Jan 30, 2012 - Feb 5, 2012
| Number of statements |
| Gingrich |
240,524 |
| Paul |
125,799 |
| Romney |
541,581 |
| Santorum |
97,213 |
| Obama |
630,733 |
Jan 23, 2012 - Jan 29, 2012
| Number of statements |
| Gingrich |
418,946 |
| Paul |
190,108 |
| Romney |
572,445 |
| Santorum |
157,393 |
| Obama |
1,510,425 |
Jan 16, 2012 - Jan 22, 2012
| Number of statements |
| Gingrich |
449,308 |
| Huntsman |
94,750 |
| Paul |
269,658 |
| Perry |
111,282 |
| Romney |
617,429 |
| Santorum |
232,249 |
| Obama |
923,494 |
Jan 9, 2012 - Jan 15, 2012
| Number of statements |
| Gingrich |
109,801 |
| Huntsman |
90,542 |
| Paul |
208,655 |
| Perry |
38,919 |
| Romney |
522,588 |
| Santorum |
122,640 |
| Obama |
541,454 |
Jan 2, 2012 - Jan 8, 2012
| Number of statements |
| Bachmann |
147,302 |
| Gingrich |
129,486 |
| Huntsman |
93,164 |
| Paul |
314,607 |
| Perry |
64,727 |
| Romney |
527,659 |
| Santorum |
630,664 |
| Obama |
566,793 |
Dec 26, 2011 - Jan 1, 2012
| Number of statements |
| Bachmann |
37,454 |
| Gingrich |
80,883 |
| Huntsman |
11,540 |
| Paul |
208,025 |
| Perry |
26,187 |
| Romney |
140,578 |
| Santorum |
74,535 |
| Obama |
333,108 |
Dec 19, 2011 - Dec 25, 2011
| Number of statements |
| Bachmann |
24,282 |
| Gingrich |
111,119 |
| Huntsman |
11,918 |
| Paul |
165,688 |
| Perry |
28,904 |
| Romney |
100,600 |
| Santorum |
17,499 |
| Obama |
380,745 |
Dec 12, 2011 - Dec 18, 2011
| Number of statements |
| Bachmann |
58,439 |
| Gingrich |
189,089 |
| Huntsman |
39,457 |
| Paul |
173,325 |
| Perry |
63,701 |
| Romney |
161,352 |
| Santorum |
33,699 |
| Obama |
393,003 |
Dec 5, 2011 - Dec 11, 2011
| Number of statements |
| Bachmann |
52,059 |
| Gingrich |
210,277 |
| Huntsman |
21,422 |
| Paul |
92,441 |
| Perry |
129,939 |
| Romney |
164,439 |
| Santorum |
33,292 |
| Obama |
435,045 |
Nov 28, 2011 - Dec 4, 2011
| Number of statements |
| Bachmann |
38,561 |
| Gingrich |
137,556 |
| Huntsman |
19,866 |
| Paul |
55,363 |
| Perry |
23,262 |
| Romney |
103,023 |
| Santorum |
14,432 |
| Obama |
349,698 |
Nov 21, 2011 - Nov 27, 2011
| Number of statements |
| Bachmann |
56,897 |
| Cain |
66,763 |
| Gingrich |
82,901 |
| Huntsman |
22,682 |
| Paul |
95,189 |
| Perry |
22,941 |
| Romney |
93,128 |
| Santorum |
25,103 |
| Obama |
347,981 |
Nov 14, 2011 - Nov 20, 2011
| Number of statements |
| Bachmann |
24,104 |
| Cain |
167,450 |
| Gingrich |
78,983 |
| Huntsman |
11,224 |
| Paul |
47,900 |
| Perry |
31,300 |
| Romney |
64,115 |
| Santorum |
10,021 |
| Obama |
452,641 |
Nov 7, 2011 - Nov 13, 2011
| Number of statements |
| Bachmann |
43,096 |
| Cain |
408,908 |
| Gingrich |
47,108 |
| Huntsman |
30,252 |
| Paul |
57,170 |
| Perry |
120,665 |
| Romney |
113,917 |
| Santorum |
15,324 |
| Obama |
404,069 |
Oct 31, 2011 - Nov 6, 2011
| Number of statements |
| Bachmann |
12,767 |
| Cain |
349,211 |
| Gingrich |
25,687 |
| Huntsman |
9,396 |
| Paul |
29,770 |
| Perry |
35,590 |
| Romney |
85,410 |
| Santorum |
5,333 |
| Obama |
344,956 |
Oct 24, 2011 - Oct 30, 2011
| Number of statements |
| Bachmann |
24,794 |
| Cain |
134,026 |
| Gingrich |
14,522 |
| Huntsman |
8,349 |
| Paul |
34,204 |
| Perry |
53,806 |
| Romney |
84,167 |
| Santorum |
6,349 |
| Obama |
424,577 |
Oct 17, 2011 - Oct 23, 2011
| Number of statements |
| Bachmann |
71,068 |
| Cain |
218,844 |
| Gingrich |
21,303 |
| Huntsman |
9,065 |
| Paul |
77,501 |
| Perry |
46,185 |
| Romney |
139,553 |
| Santorum |
30,971 |
| Obama |
579,572 |
Oct 10, 2011 - Oct 16, 2011
| Number of statements |
| Bachmann |
34,694 |
| Cain |
182,893 |
| Gingrich |
14,374 |
| Huntsman |
17,496 |
| Paul |
39,949 |
| Perry |
38,050 |
| Romney |
138,927 |
| Santorum |
16,171 |
| Obama |
402,876 |
Oct 3, 2011 - Oct 9, 2011
| Number of statements |
| Bachmann |
23,450 |
| Cain |
107,562 |
| Gingrich |
7,117 |
| Huntsman |
3,743 |
| Paul |
34,798 |
| Perry |
43,035 |
| Romney |
72,402 |
| Santorum |
6,847 |
| Obama |
531,500 |
Sep 26, 2011 - Oct 2, 2011
| Number of statements |
| Bachmann |
22,320 |
| Cain |
77,297 |
| Gingrich |
8,760 |
| Huntsman |
5,982 |
| Paul |
37,231 |
| Perry |
47,829 |
| Romney |
40,366 |
| Santorum |
5,434 |
| Obama |
473,031 |
Sep 19, 2011 - Sep 25, 2011
| Number of statements |
| Bachmann |
44,451 |
| Cain |
61,620 |
| Gingrich |
11,316 |
| Huntsman |
12,789 |
| Paul |
40,336 |
| Perry |
82,683 |
| Romney |
82,684 |
| Santorum |
30,634 |
| Obama |
671,825 |
Sep 12, 2011 - Sep 18, 2011
| Number of statements |
| Bachmann |
83,219 |
| Cain |
22,215 |
| Gingrich |
11,091 |
| Huntsman |
20,842 |
| Paul |
75,818 |
| Perry |
81,533 |
| Romney |
62,965 |
| Santorum |
13,931 |
| Obama |
539,202 |
Sep 5, 2011 - Sep 11, 2011
| Number of statements |
| Bachmann |
63,306 |
| Cain |
24,635 |
| Gingrich |
13,892 |
| Huntsman |
28,282 |
| Paul |
59,583 |
| Perry |
105,752 |
| Romney |
85,038 |
| Santorum |
13,260 |
| Obama |
715,722 |
Aug 29, 2011 - Sep 4, 2011
| Number of statements |
| Bachmann |
62,344 |
| Cain |
9,907 |
| Gingrich |
1,820 |
| Huntsman |
10,785 |
| Paul |
29,911 |
| Perry |
53,371 |
| Romney |
27,814 |
| Santorum |
7,718 |
| Obama |
453,543 |
Aug 22, 2011 - Aug 28, 2011
| Number of statements |
| Bachmann |
35,582 |
| Cain |
8,213 |
| Gingrich |
3,321 |
| Huntsman |
12,905 |
| Paul |
38,046 |
| Perry |
67,066 |
| Romney |
31,347 |
| Santorum |
3,784 |
| Obama |
404,672 |
Aug 15, 2011 - Aug 21, 2011
| Number of statements |
| Bachmann |
121,544 |
| Cain |
13,194 |
| Gingrich |
4,840 |
| Huntsman |
13,974 |
| Paul |
73,443 |
| Perry |
164,817 |
| Romney |
33,741 |
| Santorum |
6,391 |
| Obama |
480,155 |
Aug 8, 2011 - Aug 14, 2011
| Number of statements |
| Bachmann |
168,270 |
| Cain |
30,327 |
| Gingrich |
13,863 |
| Huntsman |
17,344 |
| Paul |
74,719 |
| Perry |
115,051 |
| Romney |
87,622 |
| Santorum |
28,244 |
| Obama |
473,333 |
Aug 1, 2011 - Aug 7, 2011
| Number of statements |
| Bachmann |
22,753 |
| Cain |
9,515 |
| Gingrich |
12,242 |
| Huntsman |
5,465 |
| Paul |
15,494 |
| Perry |
32,163 |
| Romney |
24,303 |
| Santorum |
3,951 |
| Obama |
632,798 |
Jul 25, 2011 - Jul 31, 2011
| Number of statements |
| Bachmann |
36,068 |
| Cain |
13,987 |
| Gingrich |
3,707 |
| Huntsman |
4,090 |
| Paul |
16,082 |
| Perry |
10,912 |
| Romney |
11,255 |
| Santorum |
3,356 |
| Obama |
592,680 |
Jul 18, 2011 - Jul 24, 2011
| Number of statements |
| Bachmann |
57,568 |
| Cain |
18,946 |
| Gingrich |
2,494 |
| Huntsman |
5,446 |
| Paul |
19,515 |
| Perry |
16,129 |
| Romney |
14,056 |
| Santorum |
2,971 |
| Obama |
401,138 |
Jul 11, 2011 - Jul 17, 2011
| Number of statements |
| Bachmann |
67,657 |
| Cain |
16,555 |
| Gingrich |
5,936 |
| Huntsman |
4,495 |
| Paul |
25,890 |
| Perry |
11,642 |
| Romney |
16,152 |
| Santorum |
3,360 |
| Obama |
465,039 |
Jul 4, 2011 - Jul 10, 2011
| Number of statements |
| Bachmann |
56,317 |
| Cain |
14,289 |
| Gingrich |
3,146 |
| Huntsman |
3,858 |
| Paul |
13,225 |
| Perry |
7,765 |
| Romney |
15,911 |
| Santorum |
3,776 |
| Obama |
381,081 |
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