The 2008 United States presidential election, the 56th in the nation’s history, started surprisingly early. The first candidate to declare for the office, the since-disgraced Democratic senator John Edwards, did so two years prior to the election. 2012′s candidates have not been quite so quick off the blocks. But they are slowly assembling and social media is now firmly part of the campaigning package.
Experian Hitwise has released some numbers regarding how the candidates (and now former candidates) have used social media already in the campaign.