Trump Dominates Debate On Twitter

thehill.com ^ | February 13

[Helicondelta]

The real estate mogul is responsible for 40 percent of the conversation during the CBS debate from Greenville, S.C., according to data obtained from Twitter. Jeb Bush accounted for 20 percent of the conversation, followed by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) at 14 percent, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) at 13 percent, Ben Carson at 8 percent and Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R) at 5 percent.

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Trump also gained the most Twitter followers of all presidential candidates, followed by Rubio, Kasich, Democratic contender Hillary Clinton who wasn't on stage, and Ted Cruz.

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The top three moments on Twitter all centered around the social media-savvy Trump.

The most tweeted moment was Trump calling Jeb Bush "so weak on illegal immigration that it's laughable."

The next most-tweeted moment happened during the back and forth between Trump and Cruz over their conservative credentials. "You are the single biggest liar," Trump yelled at the Texas senator.

The third biggest moment was Trump's criticism of the George W. Bush administration and 9/11. Jeb Bush defended his brother's record, saying he kept the U.S. safe.

But Trump fired back. "How did he keep us safe when the World Trade Center went down?"

[Helicondelta]

[Parley Baer]

Trump was even ahead on The Blaze poll at 45%. Amazing seeing that poll is run by Glen Beck. GO TRUMP GO

[freedomjusticeruleoflaw]

According to the Cruz supporters this is just all those Trump supporters... ya know... supporting... or something.

[proust]

And Google searches... and Drudge...

[heights]

Cruz supporters are too busy being Holier-than-thou to answer a poll.

[FlipWilson]

Does it really matter anymore? In one day the entire future of our republic landed in the lap of the Senate. THIS SENATE!!! the election matters for squat if our heroes don’t sack up and say no way to an Obama nominee for the SCOTUS.

We are now saying goodbye to the Second Amendment. We are saying hello to a Court that will serve as a super legislature giving us a perpetual Obama presidency.

Debate?!?!

[SaveFerris]

Trump is finished this time for sure!!!

[Jim Robinson]

He’s done. Crashed and burned.

[DoughtyOne]

Helcondelta, I want you to be nice now.

No references to who is really on fire, and in charge. Hear me?

LOL

Take care...

[euram]

Trump can also play the Iraq War card against Hillary, and keep bashing her with it. Jeb wouldn’t dare bring that up to Hillary if he was the nominee.

His game plan is to bring in the white working class who insanely vote democrat.

[Bogie]

They have to come to grips with reality before they can be honest with themselves.

Pray it will happen.

[Albion Wilde]

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Selected Trump articles on FR, with links, from 12:30 PM to 11:59 PM EST, 2/13/16:
Free Republic 2016 Caucus Open Discussion Thread XXVI
Trump Dominates Debate On Twitter
Donald Trump Will Be G.O.P. Nominee, Students' Mock Convention Says
Free Republic Caucus 2016 02/14
Nastiest GOP Debate Yet
Loyal supporters of GOP granted tickets to debate in Greenville
Donald Trump confronts audience in another GOP debate after loud boos
DRUDGE POLL:WHO WON THE 9TH REPUBLICAN DEBATE '16?
Oh Dear -- Mark Levin Accuses the Conservative Tree House of Antisemitism
Music on the campaign trail: How pop music explains the difference between Iowa and New Hampshire
Unbelievable ARG SC Poll [Trump 35% Kasich 15% Rubio 14%]
LIVE THREAD: CBS Republican Presidential Debate - 02/13/16 @ 9PM (EST)
Muslim Migrant Surge: GOP Worried about Thousands Obama is "Interviewing" in Jordan to Bring Here
Latest KEY poll result Trump will NEVER mention...(loses to Clinton and Sanders) [Allen West site]
Another South Carolina Poll
Donald J. Trump Statement on Justice Scalia
Trump 'Very Close to One of the Most Astonishing Political Victories in American History'
Voters in SC Ready for Trump: 'We Won't Be Swayed' by Tonight's Debate
Trump weighs in on Carrier relocation to Mexico
The Real Ted Cruz [William Saletan]
Pre-GOP Debate Thoughts and Predictions [Sundance]
Trump's Ceiling of Support May Be Limited [NYT]
I Have Never Received a Trump E-mail [vanity]
Christian conservatives pivotal in the South, and feeling under siege
Trump Denounces 'Illegal' RNC Fundraiser Invoking His Name -- Forces Them to Take It Down!
Cruz's misleading attack that Trump 'convinced' the gov to 'bulldoze' a widow's home
Tax Reform that Will Make America Great Again
Carpenter: The GOP Debate Stakes for Saturday Night
Dear FRiends, We need your continuing support to keep FR going strong. [FReepathon][56%]
Presidential Candidate Donald Trump Receives Three Influential Florida Endorsements

[bigbob]

Beck is probably in tears...

I think George W. Bush is a good man, and I agree he kept the nation safe after the 9/11 attacks. But there is also no question that he and his predecessor were not paying enough attention to the rise of Al Queda and bin Laden. As a nation we were unprepared and that enabled the evil-doers to hit us hard. Bush did not “lie” about the WMDs, but he did not defend himself against that allegation, which allowed many (probably most) people to think he did. Another mistake was the “mission acccomplished” photo op, the Abu Grahib abuses, and more mistakes that Bush cannot escape responsibilty for, despite the fact that I respect him and his Presidency.

Point being, W has been smart in living a private life and staying out of politics until now. But once he campaigns for his brother, he becomes fair game. Trump was prepared for that and decided to launch a preemptive attack.

We’ve had enough Bushes. The people know it and Trump just reinforced the reasons why.

[Proudcongal]

Sounds familiar. Just like the polls. Trump 40, somebody else 20 and so on.

[Bogie]

Sure can play the war card against Hillary. Plus, she was also involved in the making of the Ukraine mess.

And then there was that matter of setting up a "no fly zone over Syria." Only changed her mind when NATO saw that the Russians had upgraded their weapons.

She is clearly untrustworthy and unqualified.She has a record.

[KC_for_Freedom]

I was a “W” supporter, I was most impressed with his empathy for the cadets killed and injured in the A&M bonfire failure.

However, the biggest mistake he made was taking Iraq without a plan for the aftermath. In retrospect, he could have gone in, and left when the war turned into a street fight. He needed to keep the army for internal control and his plan to put a bureaucrat in charge was a total failure. But finally, he did not understand the mindset of the nation. His plan was to show them the virtue of democracy and watch as they embraced it. Hell, they did not even embrace us as liberators.

Good points about the pre-911 failures. We were warned by the first trade center bombing and the perps made multiple dry runs. As Trump says, we need to have borders and enforcement if we are a country.

[Kenny]

Cruz is a snake, out there in interviews trying to scare voters into coming to him. Says if they elect Trump they’ll lose their guns because he’ll appoint a liberal justice.

As if Trump would take a chance on someone who had a remote chance of taking his guns.

[BlackFemaleArmyColonel]

Go Trump!!!

[RobbyS]

And how many times do they vote?

[PA Engineer]

Agreed with all you said. I would add the Bojinka Plot to the list. This showed a lack of imagination. 9/11 was no Black Swan. There was plenty of blame (most) to go back to the Clinton years.

President Bush had a responsibility to correct those lapses. He never once pushed back.