By the numbers: Gabbard went from receiving 162,500 mentions across many social platforms measured by Storyful (Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Reddit, Gab, 4Chan) in the first week of October to over 338,000 between October 8 and 15.
Comments by Gabbard condemning members of her own party have garnered her lots of attention from far-right figures, which explains some of the increased attention she is receiving on platforms like Reddit, 4chan and Gab.
For example, here’s an example of a chain started about it on the pro-Trump Reddit Channel “r/DrainTheSwamp.”
Between the lines: “We are seeing commentary pushing the idea of a Yang/Gabbard ticket, especially on 4chan,” says Storyful Senior Journalist Catherine Sanz, who pulled the data.
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