Donald Trump leading the Facebook discussion in every Super Tuesday state — except Vermont


In every Super Tuesday state but one, Donald Trump is dominating the conversation on Facebook.
Facebook revealed that Trump is the most talked about candidate in Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. The only Super Tuesday exception is Vermont, where more people are talking about the state's senator, Bernie Sanders. As of midnight, the topics most discussed in the Super Tuesday states were: Racism and discrimination, Christianity, guns, immigration, and Benghazi.
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Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
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