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Clinton edges Sanders in debate-night Twitter mentions

For the first time since November, Hillary Clinton commanded more than half of the Twitter conversation during a Democratic debate.

More than half of users tweeting about the #DemDebate — 56 percent — mentioned the former secretary of state, compared to 44 percent for Sanders. During the last debate, it was Sanders who had a slight advantage — 47 percent to 42 percent, with now-departed candidate Martin O'Malley at 11 percent of the overall conversation.

In terms of followers, however, Bernie Sanders emerged as the winner of the #DemDebate on Twitter, gaining the most out of candidates in either party. Clinton finished third among all candidates, trailing Donald Trump, who still managed second place.

Overall, Clinton continues to far outpace Sanders in total followers. Following the debate, Clinton had a total of 5.3 million Twitter followers, while Sanders had a total of 1.3 million.

The most-tweeted moments from the debate were all about Wall Street. The top three included when Sanders called the business model of Wall Street fraud, when Clinton accused Sanders of an "artful smear" in attacking her relationship with financial institutions, and when Clinton claimed that her plans to regulate Wall Street went further than her opponent's.

The most-tweeted topic in the debate was foreign affairs and national security, followed by health care and economic issues.