When Palin endorsed Hatch earlier this week, his social media presence went through the roof. Just check out these graphs from OhMyGov!


Over 1,000 references to Hatch on Twitter were recorded between May 17 and May 23. As news of the Palin endorsement broke, the tenor of conversation seems to be pivoting away from disappointment with Hatch--and ire at the former Republican vice-presidential candidate, widely seen as the standard bearer of Tea Party Republicans.

