new york donald trump lose social media dominance first time republican presidential debate candidates make eighth show saturday night new hampshire instead many twitter take mock contender senator marco rubio come heavy attack saturday rival new jersey governor chris christie also saw big bump share social conversation end night trump followers still receive large share mention twitter inc twtr.n 33 percent compare rubio 20 percent ted cruz u.s. senator texas come third 15 percent twitter say hour debate rubio tweet candidate social media platform mark first time candidate trump come top within time frame overall rubio receive 10 mention per minute twitter last republican debate jan. 28 accord social media analytics firm zoomph three days new hampshire primary nov. election many mention negative rubio become target continue repeat many line campaign stump speech marco thing say rival chris christie governor new jersey president unite state governor state memorize 30-second speech talk great america end solve one problem one person moment measure twitter one top social moments night actress mia farrow miafarrow tweet rubio keep say thing marco rubio glitch rubioglitch account also emerge gain nearly 1,200 followers saturday night parody rubio robot tweet spanish english rubio also bad performance yet millennials popular message app yik yak 44 percent disapproval rat contrast ohio governor john kasich best performance millennials earn 41.4 approval rat maintain large share conversation yik yak debate also big night social media christie rarely top contender social mention accord brandwatch social media analytics firm second high percentage positive social mention 61.5 percent compare trump 62.5 percent tyler freeman tyfreem tweet gopdebate chris christie underrate candidate whole campaign finally stand tonight one best performances report anjali athavaley edit leela de kretser mary milliken sap sponsor content independently create reuters editorial staff fund part sap otherwise role coverage rubio christie kasich get debate traction social media