However, he said he hoped that he is not the only presidential hopeful who has a love for freedom. Rand Paul’s campaign tweeted out selfies of his supporters and real estate-mogul Donald Trump live-streamed his arrival in Cleveland through a Facebook app.
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In a pre-debate interview, Carson said that his success as a black candidate shows “the Republican Party has a tendency to look more at the message than the messenger, and that is a very good thing”.
“There can be an evolution and it is going to be more and more outlined by what’s occurring on cellular”, stated Andrew Lipsman, vice chairman of selling and insights at comScore, an Web analytics firm.
About 74 percent of online adults use social media, with the majority on Facebook, according to the Pew Research Center. Individuals on Twitter, although, usually tend to see information about nationwide authorities and politics in contrast with Fb.
Carson, a retired neurosurgeon, joked during his closing statement at Thursday night’s Republican presidential candidate debate in Cleveland that what separates him from the rest of the crowded GOP field is he has separated Siamese twins, operated on children still in the womb and removed half a person’s brain.
As expected, several of the candidates spent much of 2-hour-long debate session bashing each other and spewing senseless rhetoric about a wide range of issues including marriage equality, foreign policy, healthcare, immigration reform….and A SINGLE question/response on the topic of police brutality.
Tech companies have partnered with media outlets in past presidential debates. The famed neurosurgeon argued that while the entire format of the debate is unfair in one way or another, you have to expect that. For instance, CNN within the 2008 presidential election cycle used questions submitted by way of Google-owned YouTube.
Facebook joined Fox News to co-sponsor the event, and its giant logos peaked out from behind each candidate, some of whom were served up questions submitted from users on video via the site.
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Some users asked the 10 GOP candidates on stage what they would do to stop terrorism from ISIS, while another asked if any of the candidates received a “word from God on what they should do and take care of first”. “We think this is a prime example of a “live event” that Twitter should be dominating, and yet it wasn’t”, wrote Bob Peck, an analyst at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, in a note on Friday.
