A political record was set during Wednesday’s presidential debate when 10.3 million Tweets were posted, according to social media blog Mashable.
Of those 10.3 million, an analysis for Mashable found, 26 percent criticized Barack Obama for seeming “rusty,” 16 percent offered support for the president, 22 percent said Mitt Romney was “on his game,” 12 percent expressed disagreement with Romney and 11 percent criticized moderator Jim Lehrer’s performance.
A smattering of the rest of Twitter world had this to say about healthcare specifically:
@justkarl Healthcare reform a long time coming. Mandate proposed by Heritage Foundation. During '93 health care debate Repubs supported it.
RT @cnnhealth: 5 things you need to know about #healthcare, post-#debate
What really matters for #debate2012: Quality of #healthcare. CEO Leah Binder contributes to @Forbeshttp://www.forbes.com/sites/leahbinder/2012/10/04/obama-and-romney-need-to-debate-health-care-not-health-coverage/
“@KQEDnews: RT @kqedhealth: They both stretched the truth: post-debate fact checking on #healthcare. #debateshttp://ow.ly/eefSF”
In Debate, Obama and Romney Clarify Positions on Medicare, Medicaid & Healthcare: So far, much of the punditry a...http://bit.ly/T9hfxe
Obamacare is a government takeover of health care? That was the 2010 Lie of the Year. http://ow.ly/ecO9V #debate
Romney’s Sick Joke - "fundamentally dishonest" debate claims about health care http://nyti.ms/VC6MK5
@MittRomney denies his positions on taxes and health care, but Brit Hume focuses on his smile. http://on.cc.com/QKE9ZO
Excellent summary by top health economist via “@justinwolfers: David Cutler explain the competing claims.http://newsatjama.jama.com/2012/10/04/jama-forum-the-first-debate-adjudicating-health-care/”
Obama says you will get a rebate from insurance cos. But most rebates will go to employers, not individuals. http://ow.ly/ecO3a#debate
As a small business owner and a cancer survivor who has trouble finding health care, I totally support Obamacare. #debate
Do you think pres. Obama and gov. Romney will address the pork shortage on Wednesday. Or will they just debate silly things likehealthcare?
Pithiest debate question for Romney & Ryan from Medscape reader: "Gentlemen, why isn't healthcare a right?" http://bit.ly/QAInzW
NR Editors: 2nd half of tomorrow's debate will focus on healthcare - here's some advice for Romney: http://bit.ly/SZv240
Reason.tv: How to Fix Health Care—Lasik surgery for the medicaldebate http://reason.com/blog/2009/12/02/reasontv-how-to-fix-health-car via @reason
