Trump Dominated Debate Online Stats Despite Absence
Despite not showing up at the Republican Fox News debate tonight, Donald Trump still dominated the online conversation.
Google, Fox News’ partner for the debate, kept track of which candidates were the most searched during the debate. Guess who topped the chart almost all throughout:
Yep, aside from that brief Marco Rubio blip, it was Trump all the way.
And take a look at who was the most searched candidate in every single state early on:
This is how America looks now. Stick with us to see how it changes during the main #GOPdebate. pic.twitter.com/IoObwFVTWN
— GoogleTrends (@GoogleTrends) January 29, 2016
Twitter put out two different statistics on the most talked-about candidates––one with all the candidates and one with only the candidates on stage. Take a look at how they differed halfway through:
Share of convo. around candidates on stage since #GOPDebate start:
-@TedCruz 28%
-@MarcoRubio 20%
-@RandPaul 17% pic.twitter.com/de6ew2eRQv
— Twitter Government (@gov) January 29, 2016
Share of convo. around GOP candidates since #GOPDebate start:
-@RealDonaldTrump 37%
-@TedCruz 18%
-@MarcoRubio 12% pic.twitter.com/6J0UKbBzNo
— Twitter Government (@gov) January 29, 2016
And compare both after it was over:
Final share of Twitter conversation around #GOPDebate candidates:
-@TedCruz 25%
-@MarcoRubio 20%
-@RandPaul 16% pic.twitter.com/Ebt1dqN2VQ
— Twitter Government (@gov) January 29, 2016
Final share of #GOPDebate Twitter convo. all GOP candidates:
-@RealDonaldTrump 36%
-@TedCruz 16%
-@MarcoRubio 13% pic.twitter.com/SfdCUPtNsH
— Twitter Government (@gov) January 29, 2016
And take a guess who won the most new followers:
Ranked follower growth all GOP candidates during #GOPDebate:
1. @RealDonaldTrump
2. @MarcoRubio
3. @TedCruz
4. @RandPaul
5. @ChrisChristie
— Twitter Government (@gov) January 29, 2016
In fairness, it’s worth noting this stat that gave the debate a big advantage over Trump’s rally:
Which one is being searched more: “Debate live stream” or “Trump live stream”? #GOPdebate pic.twitter.com/PG0ZXglFCo
— GoogleTrends (@GoogleTrends) January 29, 2016
[image via screengrab]
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