The growing reach of social media’s election impact

Social media and the internet in general had dramatic effects on the election in 2008. This year is proving to give even more influence to online opinions and news aggregation as bumps are going up and down dramatically both with the GOP primaries and with the general public’s opinion of all candidates, including President Barack Obama.

This infographic by MDG breaks down how social media has impacted the election so far and what effects it will have come November. Click to enlarge.