General Sentiment Report: Clinton Tops Convention Buzz Wednesday Night

Speech pushes him to top of convention-related online mentions

By John Eggerton -- Broadcasting & Cable, 9/7/2012 10:59:20 AM

Thanks to his nominating speech Wednesday night at the Democratic convention in Charlotte, former President Bill Clinton topped President Obama in convention-related media mentions across news and social platforms Thursday.

Look for President Obama to rebound, however, after his speech Thursday night.

Clinton racked up 1,322,209 mentions according to online tracker General Sentiment, almost double that of Obama (724,545) and more than half of the online discussion about all DNC speakers. Michelle Obama, who had trended to the top following her speech to the convention Tuesday, was in third place at 164,557. Rounding out the top five convention speakers in online mentions were Elizabeth Warren, who is running for the Senate in Massachusetts, and Sandra Fluke, the Georgetown law student and women's right activist who became a national figure after Rush Limbaugh insulted her.