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Nov. 10, 2012 / 1:46 PM

Romney losing friends on Facebook

Republican Presidential nominee Mitt Romney concedes to President Barack Obama during a speech in Boston, Nov. 6, 2012. UPI/John Angelillo

1 of 2 | Republican Presidential nominee Mitt Romney concedes to President Barack Obama during a speech in Boston, Nov. 6, 2012. UPI/John Angelillo | License Photo

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- More than 55,000 users have unliked Republican nominee Mitt Romney's Facebook page since he conceded the U.S. presidential election Tuesday.

Users have been unliking the former Massachusetts governor's page at a rate of almost 850 an hour since about 11:30 p.m. EDT Tuesday, The Daily Dot reported.

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However Romney has gained 17,601 new Twitter followers since he conceded defeat to President Barack Obama.

The president has steadily gained 853,359 friends on Facebook since winning re-election, bringing his total number of fans on the social-networking site to 33,167,324.

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