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Michael Bloomberg Captures Twitter’s Attention During 9th Democratic Debate

But Elizabeth Warren was the most-tweeted-about candidate Wednesday night

An illustration that says Most Tweeted About Democratic Candidates that ranks Elizabeth Warren, Michael Bloomberg, Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar
Bernie Sanders grabbed the No. 3 spot.Twitter
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By David Cohen

Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s entry into the Democratic presidential candidate debate fray Wednesday night led to two of the three most-tweeted moments.

The most-tweeted moments from Las Vegas Wednesday night were:

  1. Bloomberg says of Sen. Bernie Sanders (Vt.), “The best known socialist in the country happens to be a millionaire with three houses”
  2. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (Mass.) defends Sen. Amy Klobuchar (Minn.) for forgetting Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s name
  3. The moderator asks, “Mayor Bloomberg, should you exist?”

The most-tweeted-about Democratic candidates were:

  1. Warren
  2. Bloomberg
  3. Sanders
  4. Former Vice President Joe Biden
  5. South Bend (Ind.)
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DavidCohen

David Cohen

David Cohen is editor of Adweek's Social Pro Daily.

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