Social media sites, including Facebook and Twitter, have been important parts of this year’s presidential campaigns. As Americans prepare to head to the polls, experts discuss social media’s influence on politics, and whether Twitter can predict who will win the election.
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Brian Houston
Brian Houston is a Reynolds Fellow at the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute and assistant professor of communications at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri.
Jon Krosnick
Dr. Jon Krosnick is a professor of Political Science, Communication, and Psychology and the director of the Political Psychology Research Group at Stanford University in Stanford, California.
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About Denise Chow
@denisechowDenise Chow is a sci-tech editor at Live Science and a former associate producer for Science Friday.