Infographic: 24 Hours After Debate, Romney Sees Social Boost

Republican challenger saw biggest spike on Facebook

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By this time in the campaign, most everything that can be said about social media's impact on the 2012 presidential election has been said, written, reblogged and, of course, tweeted. On Wednesday night Twitter set a political record for number of tweets generated during the debate and while many complained the high volume made the social media site impossible to monitor, there's no doubt that Twitter further cemented its role as the definitive interactive platform for politics in 2012.

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