On Wednesday (and into early Thursday), Kentucky Junior Senator Rand Paul led a 13-hour filibuster the old-fashioned “talk until you are able to’t talk anymore” type. Paul, aided by a handful of alternative Senators, used exactly 12 hours and 52 minutes to delay the confirmation of John Brennan as CIA head. Paul stated that the filibuster was in keeping with the govt’s drone program, specifically a clause which could allow the usage of drones on Americans on American soil.

And he live-tweeted the whole lot.

This, combined with the bevy of reports coverage, led Rand Paul to realize a very good amount of Twitter followers.

But just what number of followers has he gained since yesterday Over 40,000, actually.

TwitterCounter showed just over 96,000 followers for Senator Paul on Wednesday before the epic filibuster began. And as of the writing of this text, Paul has just over 140,000.

If it is advisable to raise your influence on social media, it seems that a two-day filibuster isn’t a nasty idea.

Thank you to my colleagues in the home & Senate, and to all of the Americans who stood w/ me tonight in support of preserving civil liberties.

– Senator Rand Paul (@SenRandPaul) March 7, 2013