Video: Chris Dall pulls back the curtain on the DNC
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Pull back the curtain on the 2012 Democratic National Convention with Daily Circuit senior producer Chris Dall. Today we talk about what's behind Michele Obama's Twitter surge, delegate diversity and division versus unity in the Democratic ranks. I also put your questions to Chris about the news value of the conventions.
Have a question for tomorrow's chat? Send a Tweet to @mprpolitics, or leave a comment in the section below.
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The end of @michelleobama's speech drove 28,003 Tweets-per-minute at its peak. @mittromney peaked at 14,289 TPM at #GOP2012.
— Twitter for News (@TwitterForNews) September 5, 2012
(Source Google Politics & Elections)
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