Voters Weigh In On Social Media Following Presidential Debate
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Voters had plenty to say on social media about last night's debate between Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton.
North Texas voters had eyes and ears glued to the first of three debates between Trump and Clinton, and it appears few opinions of the nominees were changed.
The most-discussed moment of the debate on Twitter and Facebook was when Donald Trump claimed his temperament is "his strongest asset."
Representatives of Facebook said Trump captured about 79 percent of all Facebook discussions, compared with 21 percent for Clinton.
A spokesman for Twitter, meanwhile, said Trump talk was the subject of 62 percent of tweets.
Trump's talk about stop-and-frisk being a successful policing tactic and an exchange between Trump and Clinton over plans for defeating the Islamic State group were also top-tweeted debate moments.
Following the debate - both candidates returned to tweeting their thoughts as well...
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