The Most Beautiful Election Infographic You’ll Ever See

This chart, which reveals the words tweeted at different points of the election, also shows that Obama again dominated social media with emphasis on one keyword: vote. It feels like so long ago, November 6, 2012. Despite a relatively close popular vote, President Obama swept the country, decimating Mitt Romney in the battleground states. The blowout was called early by every major news network, despite the now infamous (and let’s admit, hilarious) indignation of Karl Rove. Click to enlarge. On TV, states went from white to red or blue. But how did the story play out over social networks? That’s a question answered by Morteza Karimi, who created a spreadsheet of keywords used regarding each candidate, and then graphed them all a timeline from 10/23-11/08.Read Full Story