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Social Media Reacts To DNC, Calls Tim Kaine A 'Corny Dad'

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- The Democratic National Convention may be over but social media is still abuzz.

In the last 24 hours, 12.6 million people on Facebook generated 46.5 million likes, posts, comments and shares related to the convention and the candidates. On Twitter nearly 2.8 million tweets were sent about the DNC last night.

The top social moment of the night came during Hillary Clinton's speech.

"If fighting for affordable child care and paid family leave is playing the woman card, then deal me in!"

From start to finish- 27 million people generated 182 million likes, posts, comments and shares related to the convention and the candidates.

Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine's speech was a hit on social media with many people for what some say are corny "dad jokes".

One Twitter user tweeted "Tim Kaine really wants you to have a good time at this party, but would ask that you just remember to use a coaster".

The most re-tweeted tweet from the final day on the DNC was courtesy of President Obama it said.

"Great speech. She's tested. She's ready. She never quits. That's why Hillary should be our next @POTUS. (She'll get the Twitter handle , too)"

The most-tweeted moment of Hillary Clinton's acceptance speech: "A man who you can bait with a tweet is not a man we can trust with nuclear weapons."

YouTube, the official live stream partner of both the RNC and DNC, released some numbers on the political events. The RNC was viewed live 4.5 million times and the DNC was viewed live 4.6 million times. Viewers watched both live streams for 25 minutes on average.

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