Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you probably know that there’s something big going on in Iowa today. At 7pm CT, Iowa voters will head to their designated sites to participate in the much-anticipated caucuses, which marks the official start of the 2016 election cycle.
Read MoreAnd just like that, last night marked the final Republican debate before the Iowa caucus on Monday. But the most-talked about candidate wasn’t even in attendance! There’s been a lot of media this week around The Donald. How did Trump’s decision to sit out of last night’s debate impact what Yakkers think of him and the other candidates?
Read MoreThere’s nothing like a Sunday night during a three-day weekend to draw people in for the first Democratic debate of the year… j/k. Despite the suspiciously odd timing of the debate (again), Yik Yak was as active as ever: over 7.5% of all yaks during the debate were about the Democratic showdown. So how did the candidates stack up according to Yakkers?
Read MoreWelcome to 2016; we’ve finally made it to Election Year! The first debate of 2016 – hosted by Fox Business Network – was nothing short of entertaining. Seven Republican hopefuls came with their arguments ready for Thursday night’s GOP debate, and Yakkers were engaged in the showdown: 7.6% of all yaks during that time were about the debate. That was even higher than the 5% of all yaks that centered around the #SOTU during President Obama’s speech on Tuesday night! As punches were traded and candidates exchanged heated comments, who made the biggest impression according to Yik Yak?
Read MoreObama channeled Coach Taylor in his final State of the Union address last night, and Yakkers were into it. During the president’s speech, 5% of yaks post were about DC’s big night. On college campuses around the country, local feeds were full of Yakkers hyping campus watch parties and encouraging peers to tune in.
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