Bernie Sanders got more online buzz than any other candidate in Democratic debate

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Bernie Sanders got more online buzz than any other candidate in Democratic debate
James Hohmann
Washington Post

Bernie Sanders captured 43 percent of all the media chatter during Tuesday night’s Democratic debate, followed by Hillary Clinton with 33 percent. Jim Webb was a solid third place, earning more mentions than both Lincoln Chafee and Martin O’Malley combined.

According to separate data released by Facebook, the Vermont senator was the most discussed candidate on the social media platform. And the most social moment of the debate on Facebook was when he came to Clinton’s defense over her private e-mail server. “The American people are sick and tired of hearing about your damn emails,” he said.





Here’s a look at the most written and Tweeted about issues during the debate:



The top issues discussed during the debate on Facebook, according to a spokesman:

1. Racial Issues
2. The Economy
3. Government Ethics
4. Environment/Energy Policy
5. Guns

The ranking of the top candidates discussed during the debate on Facebook

1. Sanders
2. Clinton
3. Webb
4. O’Malley
5. Chafee

The tweeted issues are particularly interesting. You can certainly say Sanders got the worst of the gun c control discussion, but he clearly lead on all the other topics people cared about.


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