{"id":8601,"date":"2024-10-22T07:41:14","date_gmt":"2024-10-22T07:41:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=8601"},"modified":"2024-10-22T07:41:22","modified_gmt":"2024-10-22T07:41:22","slug":"82-support-for-mahamas-call-for-change-says-imanis-pulse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=8601","title":{"rendered":"82% support for Mahama\u2019s call for change, says IMANI\u2019s PULSE."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the lead-up to Ghana\u2019s 2024 elections,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/imaniafrica.org\/2024\/10\/imanis-pulse-is-back-episode-11-delivers-fresh-insights-on-ghanas-election-sentiments-whos-winning-the-online-battle\/\">IMANI\u2019s PULSE Episode 11<\/a>\u00a0provides intriguing insights into the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and former President John Dramani Mahama\u2019s campaign performance on social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Analysing over 20,000 posts from August to October 10, 2024, the report paints a largely optimistic picture for the NDC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The NDC recorded a significant 72% positive sentiment for both the party and Mahama\u2019s campaign activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As Mahama focuses on economic recovery and a \u201c24-hour economy\u201d policy, these promises have resonated well with online audiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About 70% of discussions surrounding his promises were positive, with only 30% showing negative reactions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">IMANI\u2019s emotional analysis, which adds context to public sentiments, revealed that 41% of the comments reflected admiration, while neutral emotions accounted for 36%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite some criticisms, only 18% of mentions expressed disgust or anger, reflecting a largely favourable public reception.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mahama\u2019s call for change is the centrepiece of his campaign, and online sentiments reflect overwhelming support, with 82% of discussions related to this theme being positive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Religious endorsements, promises of swift economic reforms, and youth-centric policies have contributed to his growing online presence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, Mahama has faced backlash for avoiding presidential debates, and his infrastructure record remains a contentious topic, drawing negative responses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the lead-up to Ghana\u2019s 2024 elections,\u00a0IMANI\u2019s PULSE Episode 11\u00a0provides intriguing insights into the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and former President John Dramani Mahama\u2019s campaign performance on social media. Analysing over 20,000 posts from August to October 10, 2024, the report paints a largely optimistic picture for the NDC. The NDC recorded a significant 72% [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8602,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[41,18],"tags":[61,67],"class_list":["post-8601","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general-news","category-politics","tag-john-mahama","tag-ndc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8601","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8601"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8601\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8603,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8601\/revisions\/8603"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8602"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8601"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8601"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8601"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}