According to an analysis of Facebook Reactions used to respond to politics stories published by Rare in the first 120 days of the capability, the site reveals six stories that engendered the most passion from its more than 6.3 million Facebook fans.
Most Likes: Readers Applaud Puppet That Outperforms Candidates
The parade of Republican candidates felled by Trump were plagued by bad optics, and one wins by a nose. Readers felt sorry for Ted Cruz in this post, when something dripped down the Texas senator's face, eclipsing the content of his speech.
"During the primary season, readers used emojis to express the broad range of emotions they feel toward politics, from love to anger and laughs," said Jack Hunter, politics editor, Rare.us. "Now that the primaries are behind us, we can look back and see that the sensational watercooler-style content that sparked the most visceral reactions have defined this presidential race so far. Some day we may look at these emojis as hieroglyphics of a very engaged electorate!"
Rare's politics team is at the Republican National Convention July 18-21, and the Democratic National Convention July 25-28. Catch Rare's politics editor Jack Hunter's real-time experiences and commentary on Twitter and Facebook.
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