Big Bird was the big winner of the debate

Posted by AzBlueMeanie:

h/t Daily Kos

According to the AP, Big Bird is the one that got the biggest post-debate bounce:

Big Bird has never been so hot.

"Saturday Night Live," Jimmy Fallon, Piers Morgan, the "Today" show
and "Good Morning America" all asked for appearances from the "Sesame
Street" character on Thursday after he was unexpectedly thrust into the
presidential campaign by Mitt Romney.

TiVo claims that Romney's desire to cut PBS funding was the most viewed moment of the debate. And from The National Constitution Center:

The phrase “Big Bird” was appearing 17,000 times every
minute on Twitter. At midnight, CNN reported that mentions of Big Bird
on Facebook were up an astronomical 800,000%.

Facebook later said Big Bird was the fourth most-mentioned topic on
Facebook during the debate, getting more attention than topics like
jobs, taxes, Jim Lehrer and Obamacare.

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Suzi Parker at The Washington Post:

A survey in
2008 noted that 77 million Americans had watched “Sesame Street” as
children. That’s a lot of potential voters to woo. Nostalgia runs deep,
trust me.

Big Bird, an iconic image, could serve as a bright yellow reminder
that the Romney administration is keen on deep cuts to beloved
institutions.