Tweeting the debate
Politics
As you watch tonight's first presidential debate in Denver between President Barack Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney, follow the running commentary from WORLD Washington Bureau reporter J.C. Derrick on Twitter (@WORLD_mag) and posted below (refresh this page to see the latest tweets):
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Romney: If the president is re-elected, you will see significant cuts to the military. I will not cut our commitment to our military.
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Romney: No doubt we'll see more of the same if the president is re-elected. We've had 43 straight months of unemployment above 8 percent.
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Romney: This is bigger than an election about two of us, or two parties. It's about the course of America. Two very different paths.
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Obama: Four years ago I said I'm not a perfect man and I won't be a perfect president. Promises to fight just as hard in second term.
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Obama thinks this was a "terrific debate." #DenverDebate
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Obama: I will take advice from anybody, Republican or Democrat, as long as they're helping the middle class. #DenverDebate
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Romney: The day after I get elected, I'll sit down with leaders from both sides. We have to work on a collaborative basis.
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Romney: Mr. President, you put $90 billion in green energy. That could have hired two million teachers. #DenverDebate
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Romney: Mr. President, you are entitled to a house and an airplane, but you don't get your own facts.
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Romney alluded to life and religious liberty, but didn't get as far as pro-life affirmation or denouncement of HHS mandate. #DenverDebate
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Romney in favor of school choice. Says parents and students should decide best place to get an education. #DenverDebate
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Romney: The role of government is to promote and protect the principles of those documents - Declaration of Independence and Constitution.
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Obama: The genius of America is the free enterprise system....but government should create a ladder for success.
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Obama spending a lot of time looking down at the podium. Romney mostly looking at the president. #DenverDebate
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Romney: The private market and individual responsibility always work best. #DenverDebate
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Romney: Right now the CBO says 20 million Americans will lose healthcare coverage when Obamacare goes into effect next year. #DenverDebate
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Romney: In my state, we had Republicans and Democrats come together. What you did is push through Obamacare without a Republican vote.
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Romney very aggressive so far. Obama let him cut in on his answer.
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Obama has tough talk for financial industry...Record shows no enforcement: bit.ly/Wm9tyU #DenverDebate
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Lehrer says, "We're going to go for a few minutes," then cuts Romney off in the middle of what he was saying. #DenverDebate
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Romney: Dodd/Frank identified some banks as too big to fail. This is the biggest kiss to banks I've ever seen.
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Romney: Every free economy has good regulation. #DenverDebate
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Obama: The primary beneficiaries of repealing Obamacare is insurance companies. #DenverDebate
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Obama: You don't need to make a major structural change to Social Security to secure it for the future. #DenverDebate
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Obama: The basic structure of Social Security is sound. #DenverDebate
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Romney: One of the great things about this country is that states are the laboratories of of democracy. #DenverDebate
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Romney: In one year, you provided $90 billion to green energy. I like green energy, but that's 50 years worth of oil breaks.
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Obama: Budgets reflect choices, and ultimately we're going to have to make some choices.
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Obama: The oil industry gets $4 billion a year in corporate welfare. Does anybody think that Exxon Mobile needs some extra money?
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Romney: The revenue I get is through people getting jobs and earning more.
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Romney: You raise taxes, you kill taxes.
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Romney: You said in 2010 we should extend the tax policies we have. In recession, we should not raise taxes on anyone.
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Obama says he came into office with a $1 trillion deficit. "We know where that came from." Deficit has remained over $1 trillion last 4 yrs.
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With apologies to Obama and Lehrer, Romney says he would get rid of Obamacare and PBS.
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Romney: If a program isn't worth us borrowing money from China to pay for it, I won't go for it. #DenverDebate
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Romney: Debt is not just an economic issue, it's a moral issue. #DenverDebate
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Romney: You talk about evidence...Look at the last four years. Going forward with the status quo is not going to work. #DenverDebate
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Obama keeps repeating same line. Says Romney wants to cut taxes by $5 trillion and spend extra $2 trillion on military. Romney denies.
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Romney: My priority is jobs...Same idea behind Bowles/Simpson. #DenverDebate
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Obama: Under my plan, 97% of small businesses will not see tax increases. Says Romney thinks Donald Trump is a small business. #DenverDebate
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Romney: 54% of American workers work at places paying individual tax rates, not corporate tax rates.
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Romney: If the tax cut he described was proposed, I'd be against it. #DenverDebate
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Romney: I'm not looking to cut massive taxes. There'll be no tax cut that adds to the deficit. I do want to reduce income to middle America.
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Romney: Middle class families are being crushed. Income is down, gas prices are up, food prices are up.
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Romney says he would not reduce tax burden of upper class. Wants to help middle class with tax relief. #debate
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Obama says he and Romney both agree the corporate tax rate is too high.
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Romney: Over the last four years small businesses have decided this may not be the best place to do business.
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President Obama says the question to ask is not where we've been, but where we are going.
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First presidential debate set to begin with Jim Lehrer moderating. Domestic issues on the table tonight.
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Also, after the debate's conclusion, return to WORLDmag.com to take part in our online poll, where we'll ask which candidate you believe came out on top tonight.
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