Sanders leads social media engagement during debate

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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) won the second Democratic debate in Des Moines, Iowa, according to social media and Google data.

Sanders was the top-searched Democratic candidate on Google during Saturday night's debate, with 43 percent of searches going to him. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton followed closely behind with 40 percent.

Sanders also had the most follower growth on Twitter during the debate. He added 11,000 followers, compared to Clinton’s 4,800 and former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley’s 4,100 new followers, according to Twitter.

Sanders’s tweets about gun safety laws, Wall Street bailouts of the middle class and tuition-free college were the top three retweeted tweets from candidates during the debate.

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http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/260199-sanders-leads-social-media-engagement-during-debate

[yeoman6987]

1. Now if only those same Twitter users voted it might be a good thing.

[Fawke Em]

2. I think many of them will, but what concerns me is if they know WHEN to vote.

I see far too many Tweets from young people about voting next November. If I see them, I point out that in order to vote for Bernie in November 2016, they have to vote, first, for him in the late winter or spring when their state holds primaries. They have to vote for him over HRC first!

[yeoman6987]

3. Scariest is some states passed their date to register for the primary.

I think NY is one and their may be others.

[SoapBox]

4. THAT is a very good point!

That needs lots of Tweets and Facebook posts.