Tonight, the nation convened to hear perspectives from @HillaryClinton, @BernieSanders, and @MartinOMalley during the second Democratic debate on CBS. As the candidates vied to win the party’s nomination on the @DrakeUniversity stage, Americans turned to Twitter to join the national conversation.
As a partner to CBS (@cbsnews), real-time Twitter reactions and insights were integrated into the broadcast, reflecting the digital pulse of the electorate and giving Americans a chance to have their voices heard.
This viewer’s question was answered by Clinton during the debate:
It took 8 minutes for this reaction Tweet to hit the debate stage and be answered:
Here are the moments that generated the most conversation on Twitter:
Here are the mentioned candidates on Twitter, with share of debate conversation:
Each candidate amassed new followers during the debate:
Here are the top Retweeted debate Tweets from each candidate:
Twitter facilitates greater accountability and transparency in government and during elections by bridging the historically wide gap between citizens and candidates, and empowering people by not only providing a platform to speak freely but also defending their right to do so. As the 2016 race evolves, Twitter will continue to be a key part of the democratic process.
You can see how the debate unfolded on Twitter here through this Twitter Moment:
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