Choo Choo! Clinton Speeds Past the Trump Train

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Choo Choo! Clinton Speeds Past the Trump Train

Throughout the primary election season, Hillary Clinton has struggled to appeal to Yakkers. Not so long ago, during the April Democratic debate, she received her lowest approval yet – bottoming out at 4.6% approval. Common themes fueling this low approval included her seeming lack of authenticity and the struggle to trust what she says. Oh, and Yakkers were feeling the Bern pretty hard. So it might come as somewhat a surprise that in a June poll of 18,000 Yakkers, Clinton leapt to a 16-point lead over Trump. 

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Bernie Gains and Hillary Wanes in Last Night's Democratic Debate

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Bernie Gains and Hillary Wanes in Last Night's Democratic Debate

The Dems were back at it again with the CNN debate last night as Hillary and Bernie took the stage to face off in Brooklyn. It was like oil and water with these two – with tension flaring as New York’s primary approaches on Tuesday – and Yik Yak feeds across the country were buzzing.

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Trump Got Stumped

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Trump Got Stumped

In the most-engaged political event on Yik Yak to date, 12.5% of all yaks posted during the debate were about the showdown on Fox.

No surprise: Trump was the most talked-about candidate, but on a day when Mitt Romney called for voters to side with “anyone but Trump,” new power rankings emerged among millennials on Yik Yak. For the first time, Kasich took second place in mentions (16.4%), with Rubio and Cruz in a dead tie for third.

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