Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders Bernie SandersMcConnell accuses Democrats of sowing division by 'downplaying progress' on election security The Hill's Campaign Report: Arizona shifts towards Biden | Biden prepares for drive-in town hall | New Biden ad targets Latino voters Why Democrats must confront extreme left wing incitement to violence MORE again stole much of the buzz on social media during the latest Republican debate on Thursday night.

Sanders had two of the most retweeted tweets during the debate, with a pair touting his position in polls and going after GOP front-runner Donald Trump Donald John TrumpHR McMaster says president's policy to withdraw troops from Afghanistan is 'unwise' Cast of 'Parks and Rec' reunite for virtual town hall to address Wisconsin voters Biden says Trump should step down over coronavirus response MORE's proposal to ban Muslims from the U.S. Both got more than 5,000 retweets:

The Republicans seem to think they could beat our campaign. They haven’t seen the polls. #GOPDebate pic.twitter.com/XitW9T28Vq — Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) January 15, 2016

I have a message for Donald Trump: No, we’re not going to hate Latinos or Muslims. We are going to stand together. #GOPDebate — Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) January 15, 2016

, whom Sanders is battling closely in Iowa and New Hampshire, also shared a tweet going after Trump's vow to "make America great again" that received nearly 3,000 retweets:

Here's the truth: You can't make America greater by insulting, shaming, and demonizing the people of America. #GOPdebate — Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) January 15, 2016

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Trump, who has the largest number of followers at 5.69 million compared to Clinton's 5.12 million and Sanders's 1.14 million, did not tweet during the debate in South Carolina though he led much of the online conversation The most tweeted moment for the sixth GOP debate was Chris Christie telling President Obama he wanted to "kick your rear end out of the White House."Sanders trailed only Trump in follower growth during the debate, withandgaining the third- and fourth-most followers, respectively., who boycotted the undercard debate after being dropped from the prime-time stage, came in fifth in follower growth.Sanders has a vocal online following and has more than once before received the most online buzz during GOP debates.