NDP leadership hopeful Dewar’s social media campaign compared to Obama’s 2008 bid

Paul Dewar’s social media trend—with 1,000 more Facebook fans than frontrunner Brian Topp and 3,315 more Twitter followers—is a sign he can pull off the grassroots effort he plans. MPs called it the first real measurement of support in the race that began Sept. 15.

OTTAWA—The NDP leadership race changed gear Tuesday as candidate MP Paul Dewar’s substantial Facebook and Twitter lead over establishment candidate Brian Topp drew comparisons to Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign and MP candidate Nathan Cullen put the first “meat ...

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