Bernie Sanders won last night’s Democratic debate. That is, if you’re using Twitter followers for your data.
Largest follower growth (all cands) in #DemDebate:
— Government (@Gov) December 20, 2015
1. @BernieSanders
2. @RealDonaldTrump
3. @HillaryClinton
4. @MartinOMalley
5. @TedCruz
While Sanders beat Clinton in sheer number of followers, they were evenly matched when it came to who Twitter users were talking about.
Final share of conversation in #DemDebate:
— Government (@Gov) December 20, 2015
–@HillaryClinton 44%
–@BernieSanders 44%
–@MartinOMalley 12% pic.twitter.com/PaHUGNDGUx
Clinton was able to snag the most tweeted moment of the debate by referencing the most popular movie of the year, Star Wars.
Top Tweeted moment of the #DemDebate: @HillaryClinton signs-off with "May the force be with you" #StarWars https://t.co/eY63tYm8Sq
— Government (@Gov) December 20, 2015
Her stance against backdoors in encryption also gained traction online.
3rd most Tweeted #DemDebate moment: @HillaryClinton on encryption
— Government (@Gov) December 20, 2015
Illustration by Max Fleishman