Pre-debate, Trump over Clinton in Illinois Facebook interactions

By Lynn Sweet

Donald Trump (AP photo) and Hillary Clinton (AFP photo)

The audience is expected to be massive for the first debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump on Monday night at Hofstra University in New York.

According to Facebook numbers, when it comes to Illinois, Trump beats Clinton in pre-debate interactions, and both far overwhelm third party challengers Gary Johnson and Jill Stein.

The data covers the period between Aug. 25 through Sept. 24

Take a look:

First	Last	State	Num_People	Interactions
Donald	Trump	Illinois	1,328,000	12,959,000
Hillary	Clinton	Illinois	1,054,000	9,977,000
Gary	Johnson	Illinois	129,000	758,000
Jill	Stein	Illinois	53,000	231,000

Mike	Pence	Illinois	65,000	185,000
Tim	Kaine	Illinois	47,000	128,000
Bill	Weld	Illinois	13,000	30,000
Ajamu	Baraka	Illinois	7,000	27,000

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