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October 23, 2012 at 3:31 am #35580FanaticMember
Tonight, the presidential candidates came together for the last of the debates to discuss foreign policy. And while it was a busy evening with several events competing for viewers’ attention, the political conversation on Twitter remained strong with 6.5 million Tweets sent about the 90-minute debate this evening.
Specific moments generating the greatest volume of conversation throughout the night were:
–105,767 TPM – 9:45pm EDT – Obama: “We also have fewer horses and bayonets”
–102,339 TPM – 10:31pm EDT – Schieffer: “I think we all love teachers”
–87,040 TPM – 9:58pm EDT – Romney on Obama’s “apology tour”Now take a look at percentage of debate conversation broken out by topic:
–Foreign Policy – 54%
–The Economy – 20%
–Terrorism – 9% Taxes – 7%
–Energy and the Environment – 4%As usual, influencers from both sides of the aisle were able to join the conversation on Twitter:
I think POTUS just sank Romney’s battleship
— John Kerry (@JohnKerry) October 23, 2012I think I can see why the American people are focused on the economy.
— Ari Fleischer (@AriFleischer) October 23, 2012And as we’ve seen throughout the big events during this election, parody accounts appeared almost instantly, capturing the debate zeitgeist in real-time:
Was that Joe Biden laughing #debate #BocaDebate
— Horses and Bayonets (@Horsesbayonette) October 23, 2012Thus concludes this election’s presidential debates. Keep following @gov as we’ll have a lot more to share heading into election day.
Posted by Adam Sharp (@AdamS)
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