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| Leaders debate in numbers: Nigel Farage is most talked about as Gary Linekar calls him a 'dick'. Natalie Bennett wins most Twitter followers | Leaders debate in numbers: Nigel Farage is most talked about as Gary Linekar calls him a 'dick'. Natalie Bennett wins most Twitter followers |
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| The polls may give us an overview of how viewers responded to the debate, but research for The Independent paints a more nuanced story of the seven-way battle. | The polls may give us an overview of how viewers responded to the debate, but research for The Independent paints a more nuanced story of the seven-way battle. |
| The most important numbers from the night were from the four snap polls. An average of the YouGov, ICM, ComRes and Survation polls put David Cameron and Ed Miliband tied in first place: | The most important numbers from the night were from the four snap polls. An average of the YouGov, ICM, ComRes and Survation polls put David Cameron and Ed Miliband tied in first place: |
| But maybe the real aim of the debates for some of the leaders was simply to increase their number of Twitter followers. Natalie Bennett is a clear winner in this category: | But maybe the real aim of the debates for some of the leaders was simply to increase their number of Twitter followers. Natalie Bennett is a clear winner in this category: |
| Which party leader attracted the most positive comments on Twitter? | Which party leader attracted the most positive comments on Twitter? |
| Nicola Sturgeon. An analysis of sentiments expressed by Twitter users towards the party leaders showed the SNP leader dominated the positive ratings competition. 72 per cent of tweets mentioning her were positive, while David Cameron and Nigel Farage received just as many negative mentions as they did positive. Green represents positive feedback; red is negative. | Nicola Sturgeon. An analysis of sentiments expressed by Twitter users towards the party leaders showed the SNP leader dominated the positive ratings competition. 72 per cent of tweets mentioning her were positive, while David Cameron and Nigel Farage received just as many negative mentions as they did positive. Green represents positive feedback; red is negative. |
| Analysis by TheySay shows how viewers reacted on Twitter to the leaders (TheySay) The table below also shows that Mr Farage and Mr Miliband attracted the most humour on Twitter, while the Ukip leader generated the highest amount of fear and anger expressed during the two-hour debate. | Analysis by TheySay shows how viewers reacted on Twitter to the leaders (TheySay) The table below also shows that Mr Farage and Mr Miliband attracted the most humour on Twitter, while the Ukip leader generated the highest amount of fear and anger expressed during the two-hour debate. |
| What Twitter users felt towards the leaders (TheySay Analysis) | What Twitter users felt towards the leaders (TheySay Analysis) |
| The leader who attracted the most mentions on Twitter was Nigel Farage, followed by David Cameron and Ed Miliband. | The leader who attracted the most mentions on Twitter was Nigel Farage, followed by David Cameron and Ed Miliband. |
| But the most talked about party was Labour: | But the most talked about party was Labour: |
| Labour held the highest volume of chat during the debate Immigration, the NHS and education were the most popular topics on Twitter during the debate: | Labour held the highest volume of chat during the debate Immigration, the NHS and education were the most popular topics on Twitter during the debate: |
| Back to important matters: who got the most re-tweeted tweets? | Back to important matters: who got the most re-tweeted tweets? |
| Always reluctant to offer a political view, but Farage is a dick! | Always reluctant to offer a political view, but Farage is a dick! |
| But this tweet was much funnier: | But this tweet was much funnier: |
| Worst first date ever #leadersdebate pic.twitter.com/tdZiM20Kyg | Worst first date ever #leadersdebate pic.twitter.com/tdZiM20Kyg |
| In total there were 1.5 million tweets discussing the TV debate. |