The CNN Brief

This is kind of mesmerizing to watch

Go to Mitt Romney’s Facebook page and hit refresh. He’s losing fans by the second. It’s an interesting phenomenon of politics in the digital age, and the Washington Post has a piece speculating on why it’s happening and what it means.

For more context, check out our earlier (pre-election) post on how many Facebook fans each candidate had.

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   And if you would please turn your attention to Obama’s facebook page you will see that he is gaining fans.

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    It gets even better, if you go to http://disappearingromney.com/ you can watch him loses likes on facebook in real time,...

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