“I think my strongest asset, maybe by far, is my temperament. I have a winning temperament.” With that line, Donald Trump sparked the most Tweeted moment of the first presidential debate, held Monday night. Twitter Government (@gov) posted its findings shortly after the end of the debate:
Top 3 Tweeted Moments of the first US presidential debate: pic.twitter.com/35l5PhEw4y
— Twitter Government (@gov) September 27, 2016
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The most re-tweeted tweet was one Donald Trump made in 2012. It was retweeted after Trump responded that he did not say climate change was a hoax perpetrated by the Chinese.
The concept of global warming was created by and for the Chinese in order to make U.S. manufacturing non-competitive.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 6, 2012
As for the most-Tweeted topics, people were the most chatty about the economy:
Most-Tweeted topics during the first presidential debate:
1. The economy
2. Foreign affairs
3. Energy & environment
4. Terrorism
5. Guns— Twitter Government (@gov) September 27, 2016
Finally, it was Donald Trump who, by far had the lion’s share of the Twitter conversation:
Final share of Twitter conversation around the candidates on stage:
62% – @realDonaldTrump
38% – @HillaryClinton pic.twitter.com/U4idTUvGhj— Twitter Government (@gov) September 27, 2016
(Note: This doesn’t measure pro- or anti- candidate Tweets, just the volume that mentioned them.)
The next debates are for the vice-presidential candidates. They will be held on Tuesday, October 4th.