Tonight will be the 1st time Mitt Romney has debated a Democrat since ’02, when he faced Shannon O’Brien in MA gubernatorial debate
— Peter Doocy (@pdoocy) October 3, 2012
Well, I’d rather have a beer with Mitt Romney because he doesn’t drink and I could have both of them.
— Albert Brooks (@AlbertBrooks) October 4, 2012
Have a feeling Obama and Romney just muttered gibberish to each other and then laughed
— Dan Amira (@DanAmira) October 4, 2012
There you go again, Obama, playing the it’s-my-anniversary card.
— Sudeep Reddy (@Reddy) October 4, 2012
“Romney and I both agree” — that won’t help Obama. He’s said it twice.
— Mark Hemingway (@Heminator) October 4, 2012
I literally can’t remember Obama ever speaking this boringly before.
— felix salmon (@felixsalmon) October 4, 2012
Why is obama the nervous one?
— Peter Beinart (@PeterBeinart) October 4, 2012
I like Debate Romney way better than Platform Romney.
— davidfrum (@davidfrum) October 4, 2012
Romney’s crazy math is somehow made legitimate. He is kicking the president’s ass: thebea.st/RdXvE9
— Andrew Sullivan (@sullydish) October 4, 2012
Andrew Sullivan is scaring me.
— Amber Gregory (@cardassianv0le) October 4, 2012
Please, Mr. President, passion! Don’t treat the debate like a law school class. I’m afraid you’re going to discuss torts.
— Nicholas Kristof (@NickKristof) October 4, 2012
My only hope is that the debate is so boring people won’t see how bad obama is doing
— Peter Beinart (@PeterBeinart) October 4, 2012
Yo Mitt Romney, Sesame Street is brought to you today by the letters F & U! #debates #SupportBigBird
— Big Bird (@BlGBlRD) October 4, 2012
Why hasn’t Obama gutted Romney on the 47 percent yet? This is a bizarre performance.
— Matt Welch (@mleewelch) October 4, 2012
Finally! Romney pulls his entitled douchebag crap. Scolds Jim Lehrer, demands last word. #DenverDebate
— Dan Savage (@fakedansavage) October 4, 2012
…but so…excuse me…
— Silent Jim Lehrer (@SilentJimLehrer) October 4, 2012
It would be useful if the moderator played fact-checker to some degree.
— Marc Ambinder (@marcambinder) October 4, 2012
Obama says he grabbed Simpson-Bowles. He didn’t. Ask Simpson and Bowles. They will tell you.
— michaelscherer (@michaelscherer) October 4, 2012
Sigh. Romney not telling the truth here. Pre-existing conditions NOT covered under his plan tnr.com/blog/plank/107…
— Jonathan Cohn (@CitizenCohn) October 4, 2012
Romney’s Medicaid plan is not real. It is simply not real. It’s a budget gimmick that shifts burdens to states.
— Jon Lovett (@jonlovett) October 4, 2012
Obama: “If you’re 54 or 55, you might want to listen.” Line gets cheers in this bar. #DenverDebate
— Dan Savage (@fakedansavage) October 4, 2012
Nice line by the president. “And I have become fond of this term, ‘Obamacare.'”
— Carl Cannon (@CarlCannon) October 4, 2012
Obama says under Romney’s plan: “Donald Trump is small business. I know Donald Trump doesn’t like to consider himself small anything.”
— Andrew Kaczynski (@BuzzFeedAndrew) October 4, 2012
Good to finally get a little emotion and texture from Obama.
— Noam Scheiber (@noamscheiber) October 4, 2012
Brief financial crisis history is Obama’s best moment
— Barry Ritholtz (@ritholtz) October 4, 2012
This is actually an amazingly wonky debate. I mean, filled with nonsense of course, but by the standards of pres. debates remarkable.
— Ross Douthat (@DouthatNYT) October 4, 2012
“And finally, military.” – Romney, NOT FORGETTING THE MILITARY THIS TIME.
— Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner) October 4, 2012
“If you vote for me, then I promise I’ll fight just as hard in a second term.” – not quite Obama’s trademark soaring rhetoric
— Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner) October 4, 2012
Obama thinks this was a terrific debate. So, yeah. That makes one Democrat who thought this was a terrific debate. #GoodToKnow #DenverDebate
— Dan Savage (@fakedansavage) October 4, 2012
Seriously, Dems, can you believe that Obama never used the 47% video? Incredible!
— Larry Sabato (@LarrySabato) October 4, 2012
Chris Matthews yells:”What is Romney doing? He was winning!”
— Andrew Kaczynski (@BuzzFeedAndrew) October 4, 2012
**Guarantee** that Obama won’t be looking down all the time while Romney speaks in the second debate.
— Dan Amira (@DanAmira) October 4, 2012
After tonight, I maybe kinda agree with Romney. Cut PBS!
— Richard Kim (@RichardKimNYC) October 4, 2012
Important question about post debate coverage is whether media focuses more on Mitt’s superior performance or his dishonesty.
— AdamSerwer (@AdamSerwer) October 4, 2012
Debate Romney is my kind of Republican. I wonder what Romney we’ll get tomorrow.
— davidfrum (@davidfrum) October 4, 2012
The Dish 