Don’t miss the latest developments in business and finance.

Presidential poll 'most tweeted event in US political history'

Image
Press Trust of India Washington
Last Updated : Jan 21 2013 | 5:46 PM IST

"One hundred million votes and 31 million Tweets later, Election Day 2012 has come to a close," the social networking site said on its official government and politics handle @gov.

Earlier, the same handle 'Twitter Government' announced, "With 20 million tweets, Election Day just became the most tweeted about event in US political history. #election2012."

The campaigns of both President Barack Obama and his Republican rival Mitt Romney have extensively used social media to reach out to voters in their gruelling battle for the White House.

"This happened because of you. Thank you. Four more years," Obama tweeted on his official account soon after he defeated Romney.

  

Also Read

First Published: Nov 07 2012 | 8:25 PM IST

Next Story