Obama gets 20% buzz bounce from convention
by WonkoKevin
According to Wonksophere buzz share data, Barack Obama has gotten about a 20% increase in buzz share since the Democratic convention began. Obama is pulling down 75% of the total buzz about the presidential candidates, John McCain is at 24%, and Ron Barr at 1%. Sentiment about Obama and McCain has remained constant, but the volume of bloggers has exploded. Whereas the total number of blog posts tracked by Wonkosphere is normally in the 1500 range (about one post per blog per day), this week the daily average has been in the 2500 range, a 66% increase in volume.






