Time editor Ryan Beckwith has been up late punching in the numbers and has the winner of Thursday night’s GOP primary debate — when it comes to picking up Twitter followers. And the big winner is … Dr. Ben Carson.
Most candidates +5,000 to +6,000 Twitter followers during #GOPdebate, but Carson +24,000 and Rubio +11,000, while Christie only +2,000.
— ryan teague beckwith (@ryanbeckwith) August 7, 2015
The soft-spoken Carson really seems to have picked up some interest on social media.
Post debate growth on Twitter
Carson +24K
Rubio +11K
Bush +6K
Walker +6K
Cruz +6K
Kasich +5.9K
Trump +5K
Paul +5K
Huckabee +4K
Christie +2K— ryan teague beckwith (@ryanbeckwith) August 7, 2015
To be fair, some candidates jumped into the arena a bit late.
when you have more twitter followers than a presidential candidate….? #GOPDebate #Raffle2036 ??? pic.twitter.com/yuimRXwETN
— Andrea Raffle (@a_RAFFLE_ticket) August 7, 2015