Obama sets Twitter record with convention speech

by John Bowman Posted: September 7, 2012 9:32 AM Last Updated: September 7, 2012 9:34 AM

View the story "Obama sets Twitter record with convention speech" on StorifyObama sets Twitter record with convention speechTwitter says that U.S. President Barack Obama's speech to the Democratic National Convention last night in Charlotte, N.C., set a new record for political event. Storified by CBC News Community · Fri, Sep 07 2012 06:31:59Twitter says that U.S. President Barack Obama's speech to the Democratic National Convention last night in Charlotte, N.C., set a new record for political event.
A new record political moment on Twitter: @barackobama drives 52,757 Tweets per minute. Over 9 million Tweets sent about #DNC2012.Twitter Government"I'm no longer just the candidate, I'm the President" drives second biggest TPM spike for @BarackObama with 43,646 TPM at #DNC2012.Twitter GovernmentBuzzfeed's Andrew Kaczynski broke down the numbers for the Democrats' most prominent speeches and compared them to those for Republican candidate Mitt Romney's speech.
DNC by the numbers: Obama's speech sent 52,757 tweets per minute, Michelle Obama's 28,000, Clinton's 22,087, Romney's by comparison 14,289.Andrew KaczynskiBoth @BarackObama's twitter account and the campaign account @Obama2012 tweeted out key phrases from the speech as Obama delivered them.

These two lines there the most retweeted of the night:
"No family should have to set aside a college acceptance letter because they don't have the money."--President ObamaBarack ObamaPresident Obama: "We don't turn back. We leave no one behind. We pull each other up."Barack ObamaBloggers and journalists quoted from the speech, too, making quote pics in some cases for that ended visual punch.
Obama explains the GOP prescription for EVERYTHING http://pic.twitter.com/ffQDx7KhThinkProgressObama: "A new tower rises above the NY skyline, al Qaeda is on the path to defeat, and Osama bin Laden is dead." http://on.wsj.com/P5ZWufWall Street Journal"The path we offer may be harder, but it leads to a better place. And I'm asking you to choose that future." Obamacspan"If you're sick of hearing me approve this message. Believe me, so am I." PBO knows how to deliver a jokeKrystal BallWhen @BarackObama's #DNC2012 speech ended at 11:03 p.m. ET, @google searches for "register to vote" doubled nationwide. #googlepoliticsGoogle PoliticsDid Obama go too long? C-Span compared his speech to previous presidential nomination acceptance speeches.
C-SPAN Infographic: Length of Nomination Acceptance Speeches since 1972 #cspanDNCcspanObama's supporters praised the speech.
Barack's speech tonight is a presidential speech, not a guy who hopes to be President. #DNC2012Michael SkolnikI've hung in a lot longer than 4 years on a lot worse relationships.Don't know if it will work but.. still in love with this guy. #DNCMerrill MarkoeIt's shocking that it's shocking that someone important uses female pronouns in 2012. But it is. #DNC2012Jonnie MarblesYes we can! #forwardkatyperryThe impressions from political journalists and pundits was decidedly more mixed. Some said it paled in comparison to Clinton's speech the previous night and others said it lacked substance.
When Obama built to a crescendo, the cheers exploded. A workman-like speech for a master speaker, but it lacked Clinton's magicMarc CaputoFormer speech writer David Frum says #Obama's speech was not successful because it did not answer the question: "will things get better?"BBC Radio 4 TodaySo Obama wasn't as ebullient as usual. Why? My theory: he's internalized the tough tenure more than we realize. Can't fake the false cheer.Alec MacGillisThe President said nothing in his speech tonight. But he said it so much better than Mitt Romney when he said nothing in Tampa.Joe ScarboroughFinally hit his stride in last 10 mins, but it's a good thing bar is Romney, not Clinton or Michelle. Speechwriting by committee, it seems.Frank RichKrauthammer: "I was stunned... He gave one of the emptiest speeches I have ever heard on a national stage."John McCormackWell that was pretty content free: not as vacuous as Romney's speech, but precious little indicatiion of what he'd do with a 2nd term.Andrew CoyneDon't think I'm going out on a limb to say Clinton was wayyyyyyy better than Obama.Brianna KeilarThis isn't his most soaring speech, but Obama also doesn't feel totally present in reading/delivering it.Ben SmithSome of the most popular jokes surrounding the speech looked back to Clint Eastwood's speech at the Republican National convention last week.
"Honey, get in here! The chair's on TV and it's yelling!" -- Clint Eastwood, right nowPatton OswaltWait. If President Obama is at #DNC2012, that means... this is just an empty chair in my living room! CLINT EASTWOOD LIED TO ME.Wil WheatonAnd some looked forward to another highly anticipated speech next week.
How amazing would it be if President Obama turned around and said, "One more thing" and then revealed the iPhone 5? #DNCMike DruckerObama speech good, but no new tablet or phone.Steven LevyAnd Republican supporters mocked the convention's theme for the night:
You all are asking me for it, and here it is: my summary of Obama's speech and the entire DNC convention #DNC2012 --> http://pic.twitter.com/6ww8OZJ4Ken Gardner

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