Last night's debate was fascinating but what made it truly amazing was the real time response by the voting public empowered by social media to air their views alongside the three candidates. According to @tweetminster #leadersdebate tweets totalled 184,396 with an average frequency of 29.06 tweets per second and with a total of 36,483 tweeters taking part.
I think some of the unrepresented parties missed a trick and I hope during the subsequent debates we will see them having their say online too (if they are permitted). It would be of great benefit to the Green Party, who according to Vote for Policies are gaining public favour, if @CarolineLucas was making comments on policies rather than “Indian veggie food” while the 3 main party leaders are sweating it out under public scrutiny.
Last night I thought the election would be won or lost not on the content of the debates themselves but on the way the parties were represented in the media as a result. This morning I think it will have more to do with the way we all report it, on our twitter feeds, blogs and Facebook pages. I will be watching the next debates with interest... and Twitter.
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