Debates Spark Large Rise in Daily Twitter Follower Gains.

Ignatieff leads daily gain in twitter followers throughout most of April

April 13th debates create large spike in daily twitter follower gains, especially for Layton

Ignatieff and Layton tied for daily gains coming out of debates with Harper behind

Strong rise in daily Twitter Follower gains for Ignatieff as Layton and Harper Fall http://bit.ly/cdnintblog

Not sure how to explain this. In the last 24 hours Igantieff's daily gain in twitter followers have nearly doubled while Harper's were cut in half.

Breaking it down, this is significant because :

• It is the biggest daily jump in twitter followers of the three national party leaders tracked since the election started
• Ignatieff is rising while Harper and Layton are falling

Is this a long term trend? Could this be a result of Harper rejecting Ignatieff's twitter challenge to a debate? Does this mean more than a few new twitter followers? Tweet me your thoughts! @cdnint

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