Republican Convention Sets Social Media Bar for Democrats, Even Though Most Retweeted Tweet Was @BarackObama's Response to Clint Eastwood's Empty Chair Routine | Communications Major | Scoop.it
From mashable.com - September 3, 2012 12:17 PM

The Republican Convention saw more than 4 million tweets with a peak of 14,743 tweets per minute and 2.5 million-plus YouTube views..... After the convention, Twitter noted that Barack Obama’s tweeted response to Clint Eastwood’s empty-chair routine was the most retweeted tweet of the RNC.