Last night’s State of the Union drove 2.6 million tweets – more than 500,000 versus last year’s. Twitter has a full write-up of the event over on its blog, but here are some highlights:
These were the moments that spurred the most conversation during the #SOTU, measured in tweets per minute (TPM):
1. “I have no more campaigns to run. I know because I’ve won both of them.” – President Obama
2. President Obama’s Speech Concludes
3. President Obama Outlines College Proposals
“I have no more campaigns to run. I know because I won both of them.” —President Obama #SOTU
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) January 21, 2015
And these were the most-tweeted about topics during the live telecast:
1. Community College
2.Equal Pay
3. Climate Change
4. Tax Reform
5. Healthcare
Here’s how the night played out on an interactive map via Twitter: