The candidate breaking through in the Democratic debate? Bernie Sanders.

Sanders repeatedly saw spikes in Google interest after he spoke. After his intro. After he talked about guns. After basically everything else he said. About an hour after the debate began, Jim Webb attracted some attention after he complained about not having an opportunity to speak. But it was Sanders that drew attention the whole time.

What's more, Sanders actually overpowered the long-term king of Google, Donald Trump. During the debate, Sanders continually attracted more Google interest than Trump. Our partners at Zignal Labs show that Sanders also dominated Clinton on Twitter.

From start to finish, it was Sanders. Clinton got some attention, as did Webb. But nearly every time Sanders spoke, he generated Google traffic for people searching his name. And in the immediate aftermath of the debate -- a time when Ben Carson did well in the Republican debates -- Sanders got his most interest of the night.

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