#Hillary #TedCruz rule: Exclusive data show they're already dominating on Facebook, Twitter

Social media has no doubt who the most buzzworthy potential presidential candidates are at the moment for 2016: Hillary Clinton and Sen Ted Cruz (R-TX) together accounted for 40 percent of the discussion on Facebook and nearly half -- 47 percent -- of mentions on Twitter among 10 top presidential possibilities in the past three months, according to new data from Facebook and Twitter.

Meanwhile, Jeb Bush’s big name didn’t spark much chatter at all. He garnered only 3 percent of the Facebook mentions and 2 percent of tweets, fewer than nine other would-be contenders. Following Cruz and Clinton on Facebook are Gov Scott Walker (R-WI) and Gov Rick Perry (R-TX), each tied for 11 percent of the conversation, or 2.9 million interactions. Gov Perry had 1.1 million people talking about him, while Gov Walker had 1 million. Sen Rand Paul (R-KY) and Sen Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) follow with 8 percent for 2.1 million interactions each, though Sen Warren beats out Sen Paul with 900,000 people talking about her, compared with 800,000 people for Sen Paul.