Tweets from the US presidential debate
Wednesday evening’s US presidential debate between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney was a major event in the Twittersphere. Channel 4 News trawls through some of the best tweets.
Twitter hit
Tonight’s debate was the most tweeted-about US politics event ever, @gov says, topping the numbers from the RNC & DNC. #debates
— Liz Heron (@lheron) October 4, 2012
Are you with me?
Itâ??s go time. RT if youâ??ve got the Presidentâ??s back in tonightâ??s debate: twitter.com/BarackObama/stâ?¦
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) October 4, 2012
Happy anniversary, Mrs O.
I think the lesson here is don’t work on your 20th wedding anniversary or you’ll be distracted by your pending doom.
— Brian Sack (@brian_sack) October 4, 2012
Stress relief
Obama is actually gritting his teeth… GO #MittRomney !!!
— Republican Party (@RepublicanGOP) October 4, 2012
Memory lapse
Obama’s struggling to remember the lines he was supposed to memorize #PresidentialDebate2012
— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) October 4, 2012
Where’s my teleprompter?
Americans! Do you really want a president who goes to pieces without a teleprompter? #Obama #romney2012
— Daniel Hannan (@DanHannanMEP) October 4, 2012
Romney’s moment to shine
@ivankatrump unfollowed.
— Ivirlei Brookes (@Ivirlei) October 4, 2012
Wit of Mitt
Mr President your entitled to your own house and your own plane, but not to your own facts. #Romney wins #debate
— RickGray (@RickGray) October 4, 2012
A different Romney all together
Here’s what was so funny about tonight: We saw moderate Mitt. This isn’t the right wing idealogue who’s been running. #debates
— Callie Schweitzer (@cschweitz) October 4, 2012
You had your chance, Barack!
Obama keeps saying ‘we should’… didn’t he just have fours years to be able to say, ‘We have’?
— Republican Party (@RepublicanGOP) October 4, 2012
Extra time, no goal.
President Obama received four extra minutes in this debate and @mittromney still took control of this debate. #RomneyRyan2012
— Joseph Rosas (@josephjrosas) October 4, 2012
Are we done yet?
Barack looked tired … Like “dude I just dealt with world issues all day &now u wanna argue”?
— marlon wayans (@MARLONLWAYANS) October 4, 2012
New player in town
After tonight, anyone claiming Romney isn’t electable is simply holding on to a losing lotto ticket hoping the numbers will change. #Debates
— Elisha ^B^ (@ElishaNEWS) October 4, 2012
You’ve got my vote governor
Romney keeps this up Obama’s gonna vote for him.
— Dennis Miller Show (@DennisDMZ) October 4, 2012
Facts don’t matter
Remember: it’s easy to win a debate when you lie and change your position to suit the moment. #debates
— Amanda Ann Klein (@princesscowboy) October 4, 2012
Rope for Romney
Maybe #Obama let #Romney hang himself tonight by forcing him 2 lie dozens of times. Were the Dems looking for ad fodder? If so, they got it
— David Federman (@DavidFederman) October 4, 2012
Mitt gets off scott free
And NO ONE BROUGHT UP the 47% remark???? Women’s rights????? Mitten’s record on Bain???? WTF?????#PresidentialDebate2012
— Reagan Gomez (@ReaganGomez) October 4, 2012
Chicago rules
#Obama has forgotten the Chicago rules. He brought a knife to a gun fight. #debates
— Hisham Melhem (@hisham_melhem) October 4, 2012
No time for niceties.
One thing I hate about Obama is how he tends to carry himself with dignity and not go right for the jugular. #debates
— Alex Blagg (@alexblagg) October 4, 2012
Decided voters
I was gonna vote for [insert candidate] but after watching the debate Iâ??m going to vote for [that exact same candidate.] – Everyone #debates
— Chris Rock (@chrisrockoz) October 4, 2012
Tweets compiled by Safiya Ahmed.