2012 Elections
Election Day 2012 through the eyes of the voters
Citizens of the United States went to the polls in national elections after a hard-fought campaign. For the latest media being collected on Storify, go to our election page at http://election.storify.com #elections2012 #election #obama #romney
- After months of campaigning, rallies and debates, Americans voted Tuesday to re-elect President Barack Obama, who held off a challenge for the White House by Republican Gov. Mitt Romney.
- The vote was the first U.S. national ballot to take place since widespread adoption of social media and smartphones, with many millions of people sharing their experiences online on social networks like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and others -- giving a view of the election through the eyes of the voters themselves.
- Here's a look at some of what voters shared on Election Day as collected by Storify users. For the latest, go to our election page at http://election.storify.com
Voting through filters by The New York Times
- Turning to the photo social network Instagram, the Times' Caucus blog asked people to share voting photos using the hashtag #NYTelection, and then used the Storify API to build this interactive display:
Instagramming the ElectionA selection of readers' photos of Election Day scenes, portraits and objects, submitted via Instagram. Tag your own on Instagram with #NY...- You can also view the latest photos they are collecting as a slideshow on Storify at this link: http://storify.com/thecaucus/instagramming-the-election/slideshow. Here are some of the photos the Times chose from across the country:
New Jersey voters go to polls in Sandy aftermath
- Residents in storm-hit New Jersey were turning out to vote in record numbers despite still coping with damage from the storm, NJ.com reported, asking people to talk about #WhyIvote and collecting the replies in this Storify story:
New Jersey tweets #WhyIVoteHurricane Sandy hit New Jersey hard, but residents are still hitting the polls hard. Some towns are reporting record turnout. Some were h...- Some of the answers from locals there:
What the presidential candidates are doing on Election Day
- The Toronto Star tracked the social accounts of Romney and Obama to show a glimpse of how they are spending Election Day in their story here: http://storify.com/torontostar/u-s-election-what-obama-romney-are-tweeting-while
- Some updates from Romney:
This is it. Make sure you vote today. Find your polling location: mi.tt/UtXKer http://pic.twitter.com/azS2chbB
I am asking for your vote because I want to keep America the hope of the earth. Find out where to vote: mi.tt/UtXKer
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- John Van EinChina makes 10 year plans and the USA elects a President for just 4 years. Since China is now a major competitor of the USA, it is time that longer strategic...China makes 10 year plans and the USA elects a President for just 4 years. Since China is now a major competitor of the USA, it is time that longer strategic planning was party of the vision moving forwards.more2012-11-14T13:51:48.294Z
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