This was a new experience for me to watch a debate
and see live responses to things being said in the debate.
There is a strong divide between the followers of
the presidential candidates. Post such as Obama sucks or Romney is a loser.
There was even a post about Romney’s religion from one tweeter. Different
tweeters spent time pointing out flaws of the candidate that they wanted to
lose.
The first category that was debated was takes.
Twitter went wild as this subject was debated. When President Obama spoke, the
naysayers were throwing out jabs and negative remarks. As Mit Romney took his
turn, the same thing happened, jabs and remarks that pointed out the flaws that
they had seen.
Economy was the title of the second category, which
prompted several tweets.
The subject of Social Security and entitlements blended
in with the health care issue that was supposed to be a separate section of the
debate. Medicare and that subject prompted tweets from both sides. Some
tweeters were calling Obama a liar. Tweets were coming in at a point that I
could not scroll fast enough to see all the comments.
To conclude, I did learn that information does move
fast on twitter once a subject is grabbed on to by a tweeter.
As the moderator was not able to keep either debater
in check for time, it became another source of a tweet attack. This included a tweet
that stated that the NFL replacement refs could have done a better job.
I feel that tweeting is the modern version of the
old chat rooms that were popular several years ago. The difference is now you
go on to twitter, use a slash mark to narrow the topic and get to add your
comments.
In this case there was an even amount of people
behind each of the candidates. If this was not the case, twitter could very
easy become a forum where the ideas from The
Spiral of Silence Theory could take effect and people would not want to
state their feelings due to majority opinion.
The
Presidential Debate –
Tweets
I found Interesting
There were thousands of tweets during the debate. I used the
#presidentialDebate2012
First
15 minutes - Taxes
Romney will hire many people, in
China
And enough talk about trickling down. I thought we over
Santorum.
i'll take "trickle-down
government" over "trickle-down economics" any day.
Why can't Obama give direct
answers?!
lol at Romney back-pedaling
Is anyone counting how many times #Obama is saying "uh"
during this #debate2012?
I want to know.
Romney - is actually answering the
question on the economy. Amazing
Why does Romney want to "Crack
down on China if/when they cheat." Worry about USA cheating
Romney definitely did better on the
first question
romney getting to jump in on #potus response. he's being clear
and concise. definitely confidant
Both Obama and Romney want to lower
Corporate Taxx Rates, while removing Deductions - #Romney wants to do same for
individuals
wow, without a teleprompter the
President seems a little lost...
“@GreekGent:
Obama won't even look at Romney.” How does it feel to get reamed?
Mitten! The moderator decides who
gets the last word!
Economy
339 new tweets
Damn. They kept saying the exact
same thing over and over. 5 trillion tax cut. Yes or no
Mitt Romney is politely calling
Barack Obama a liar
There Mitt goes. Temper Temper Bad
Zinger
Romney is well prepared tonight.
He's not letting Obama get away with anything
Romney gets specific while Obama
does a stump speech!
The Goddamn five billion tax cut is
getting annoying. Can we stop talking about it now?
America needs Big Bird! (Response to Romney wanting to cut PBS)
Social Security and Entitlements
Why do ppl want Obama to get angry.
He's acting the way he suppose to act. Cool
"I don't think vouchers are the
way to go."
"I have become fond of this
term...Obamacare." - Obama
RT @GovGaryJohnson:
We're into the real meat of the debate now: who's going to spend MORE on
Medicare?
“@DannyZeng14: #debate2012
president: we do need to lower the cost of healthcare...uh your healthcare
reform doesn't do that” lol
Health Care
Obama came justthisclose to blaming
everything on Bush, which would have killed him
"@GovGaryJohnson:
Fact: nothing government does costs less than the private sector. Nothing
The food stamp president is getting
his ass kicked
Why is everyone saying Obama is
doing a terrible job...he absolutely is not. He's real, he's a human being
people
Who argues with the Moderator? Where
are the Replacement Refs when you need them?!
219 New Tweets
Obama, that was the longest 5
seconds I've ever witnessed!
"@BarackObama:
President Obama:"When you move to a voucher system, you are putting
seniors at the mercy of insurance companies."
The
Role of Government
"The path we are taking is not
working. It's time for a new path."
I love how Pres Obama keeps saying
Mitt's plan is detailed... At least he has a plan that can be viewed online
Oh man, can Romney and Obama just
get it over with and start punching. It's so obvious they want to strangle each
other
Dude Obama is putting words in
romneys mouth. HE'S NOT CUTTING TAXES OR EDUCATION. GOOD GOD.
Closing Statement
Romney actually answered the
question. Obama is just talking about nothing. What's new.
Obama: "My faith in the
American future is undiminished."
Obama just got destroyed in this
debate
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