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Ohio Senate Race: Social Listening Report for 10/30/23
Frank LaRose’s unexpected purge of nearly 27,000 voters a month before the election and after the deadline to register to vote generated more shares and mentions than he’s seen in months.
Mentions by Platform
Candidate Share of Mentions
Top Keywords
Trending Topics
- Frank LaRose’s unexpected purge of nearly 27,000 voters a month before the election
Most Shared Links
- 10,800 shares – Ohio Secretary of State LaRose Quietly Removes More Than 26,000 Ohioans From Voter Rolls – Democracy Docket
- 2810 shares – Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose quietly ordered purge of thousands of inactive voters last month
- 1170 shares – LaRose uses state newsletter to promote Senate campaign
- 622 shares – Ohio Quietly Purges 27,000 Voters From Rolls Ahead of Abortion Vote
- 322 shares – Frank LaRose’s stealth purge of voters right before the Nov. 7 election: editorial
Most Engaging Tweets
- Marc Elias (10/27) – Shameful. “Just six days after Ohio voters began receiving ballots for the upcoming November election, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose (R) canceled 26,666 voter registrations in the state.” – 21600 engagements
- Democracy Docket (10/26) – NEW: Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose (R) canceled over 26,000 voter registrations in the state six days after voters began receiving ballots for the upcoming November elections. – 5710 engagements
- David Pepper (10/27) – 🧵 Ohio voter 🚨 You may have heard that Frank LaRose recently purged 1000s of voters from the rolls. We are still looking into the list. But we know his office has made numerous errors in the past amid such purges. Here’s how you can check on your voting status: 1/ – 3190 shares
- Susan Rinkunas (10/30) – Anti-abortion Secretary of State Frank LaRose ordered the purge of voter registrations before voters decide on Issue 1, which would codify abortion in the state. People can re-register—but not in time to vote on the ballot measure. The deadline for this election was Oct. 10. – 2690 engagements
- Ron Filipowski (10/30) – Yet another Republican, this time OH Secretary of State Frank LaRose who is running against Sherrod Brown for Senate, continues to use his taxpayer funded office for his campaign – 2540 engagements
BROADCAST (TV & RADIO)
283 mentions (up 11%)
Top Stories by Reach
- 13 Action News (10/30) multiple airings – update on Ohio Senate race – 6.3 million reach
- WLWT Cincinnati (10/30) 5pm – Frank LaRose Voter Purge during early voting – 1.7 million reach
- WKEF ABC Dayton (10/30) 11pm – Sherrod Brown on end of UAW strike – 1.6 million reach
NEWS
1050 stories (down 17%)
Most Viral News Stories
- Raw Story (10/25) – GOP official quietly purged thousands of Ohio voters after ballots had been cast: Report – 5680 social shares
- Roll Call (10/25) – Senate adopts gun provision among amendments to spending bill – 2890 social shares
- Ohio Capital Journal (10/24) – The DeWines are gaslighting Ohioans in their dishonest anti-Issue 1 ad – 2780 shares
- Cleveland.com (10/24) – Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose quietly ordered purge of thousands of inactive voters last month – 1530 social shares
- Ohio Capital Journal (10/30) – LaRose uses state newsletter to promote Senate campaign – 1350 shares
112 mentions (down 7%)
Top Posts (most engagement)
- r/moderatepolitics – GOP official quietly purged thousands of Ohio voters after ballots had been cast: Report – 304 reddit score
- r/zezrocovidcommunity – The U.S. Senate just voted to prohibit mask mandates on public transportation in 2024. Ten democrats voted yes. Please contact your rep if they were one of these idiots. – 120 reddit score
- r/askConservatives – Republican officials removed nearly 27,000 voters right ahead of the November election. Is their reasoning sound or is it clear this was done to suppress the turnout? – 125 engagements