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We've posted an analysis (or two) of debate-related Twitter traffic following each 2020 presidential election debate. We'll be adding them to this thread as we go. Some are more interesting than others.

First up, general analysis of the first #DemDebate.

cc: @ZellaQuixote
@ZellaQuixote Next up, analysis of who killed it in the first #DemDebate based on tweets containing "is killing it" or "killed it" preceded by a candidate's name.
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Heading into the 5th #DemDebate, we’re watching three related hashtags: #DemocraticDebate, #DemDebate, and #DemDebate5. Pre-debate traffic has a greater percentage of automated tweets than last time - 6.8% vs 2.8% at the same time on the day of the 4th debate.

cc: @ZellaQuixote
@ZellaQuixote One bit of automation that sticks out like a sore thumb (because we’ve seen it before, or at least an earlier incarnation): a group of 28 bots that are theoretically associated with Virginia taxi companies and realtors, but frequently act more like political retweet bots.
@ZellaQuixote Almost all of the content these bots retweet is political, in contrast with their own tweets which focus on taxi/realtor themes. Hashtags and links are a mix of political and promotional; political content seems focused on Democratic candidates, particularly Warren and Sanders.
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