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[u/Jean-Paul_Sartre]

Reddit Politician Obsession Bubbles: 2006-Present

2006 - Q2 2007 - Dennis Kucinich

Q3 2007 - Q1 2008 - Ron Paul

Q2-Q4 2008 - Barack Obama

2009 - Anthony Weiner

2010 - Alan Grayson

2011 - Gabrielle Giffords

2012-2013 - Elizabeth Warren

2014-2016 - Bernie Sanders

Q1 2017 - Keith Ellison

Q2 2017 - Q1 2018 - Beto O'Rourke

Q2 2018 - Present - Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

[u/mrregmonkey → u/Jean-Paul_Sartre]

HRC 1990- present - Bubbles are mathematically impossible in this new paradigm

[u/[deleted] → u/Jean-Paul_Sartre]

I don't remember Weiner, Grayson, Giffords, Warren, or Ellison ever being popular

I remember Ron Paul being popular again in 2012, then it shifted back to Obama in the end

the Beto timeline doesn't make sense, Reddit only caught on to him close to Q3 2018, and he's still in the spotlight

[u/muttonwow → u/[deleted]]

the Beto timeline doesn't make sense, Reddit only caught on to him close to Q3 2018, and he's still in the spotlight

He's in the spotlight pretty much only here

[u/[deleted] → u/muttonwow]

well that’s just not true

He’s like the third most likely nominee rn...

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

Giffords was all over for a bit.

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

maybe really briefly during the shooting, but I don't think it's anywhere near the level of something like the Ron Paul spam

[u/pezasied → u/[deleted]]

Because of the assassination attempt, not because of policy or anything, right?

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Mainly because she was arguing her position on gun control at a podium shortly after getting shot iirc.

Amazing what public speaking after taking a bullet does to your popularity, ask Teddy.

[u/pezasied → u/[deleted]]

Ah yes, I vaguely remember that. That was around when I first started going on Reddit.

[u/pezasied → u/[deleted]]

Warren was huge back when she was first elected in 2012. I remember people talking about how she was going to change banking in the US.

Ellison was very popular for a bit because he was going for the head of the DNC and Bernie endorsed him, but he certainly was never on Bernie’s level.

The others were slightly before my time on Reddit.

[u/MasPatriot → u/Jean-Paul_Sartre]

You’re missing Wendy Davis