#UnfollowMcCain
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Overview
#UnfollowMcCain refers to Twitter users unfollowing Arizona Senator John McCain after he tweeted that he was 74 followers away from 3 million, and was hoping to reach that number. This led to thousands of Twitter users unfollowing McCain, presumably in response to their displeasure that McCain voted for the controversial Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.
Background
On December 4th, 2017, Senator John McCain tweeted that he was 74 followers away from 3 million, and implored his followers to spread the word so that he could reach that number.[1] The tweet gained 1,600 retweets and 4,700 likes. It also received over 25,000 replies, giving it an abysmal Ratio.
Developments
Twitter users responded to the tweet expressing their disappointment at McCain, who had recently voted for the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. Shortly after McCain's tweet, Twitter user Jon Cooper tweeted his disappointment at McCain using the hashtag #UnfollowMcCain, gaining 7,300 retweets and 9,100 likes (shown below).
Twitter users unfollowed McCain en masse in response to McCain's tweet, many of whom voiced their reason for doing so was McCain's vote. Twitter user @staygold8512[2] tweeted such a reason and gained over 580 retweets and 6,500 likes (shown below, left). User @montyboa99[3] did the same and gained 490 retweets and 720 likes (shown below, right).
As of December 5th, 2017, McCain has lost over 13,000 followers. The story was covered by dozens of news sites including The Verge,[4] Arizona Central,[7] Complex,[8] Belfast Telegraph,[9] HipHop Wired,[10] San Francisco Gate,[11] New York Daily News,[12] Washington Examiner,[13] Tucson.com,[14] Sputnik News,[15], Mashable,[16] Fortune,[17] Gizmodo,[5] and Daily Dot.[6]
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External References
[1] Twitter – @SenJohnMcCain
[2] Twitter – @staygold8512
[3] Twitter – montyboa99
[4] The Verge – The internet reacts to John McCain’s call for more Twitter followers by unfollowing him
[5] Gizmodo – People Are Mass Unfollowing John McCain After He Asked for Help Hitting 3 Million on Twitter
[6] Daily Dot – McCain Twitter Unfollow
[7] Arizona Central – Middle class gets shafted; John McCain gets 'unfollowed?'
[8] Complex – John McCain's Thirst for Twitter Followers Is Too Real
[9] Belfast Telegraph – John McCain loses thousands of Twitter followers after asking people to help him reach three million
[10] Hiphop Wired – Sen. John McCain Begging For Twitter Followers Backfires Badly
[11] SF Gate – John McCain asked for 74 new Twitter followers to help him reach 3 million and immediately lost thousands
[12] NY Daily News – John McCain loses thousands of Twitter followers after sending out tweet asking for just 74 more
[13] Washington Examiner – John McCain loses nearly 20,000 Twitter followers after asking for help hitting 3 million
[14] Tucon.com – Thousands unfollow Sen. John McCain after he asks for more Twitter followers
[15] Sputnik News – People Unfollow John McCain on Twitter in Desperate Attempt to Protest Tax Bill
[16] Mashable – Happy #UnfollowMcCain Monday, everyone!
[17] Fortune – John McCain Lost Thousands of Twitter Followers This Week Over Tax Reform
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