Romney-Obama Debate: Live Coverage

Live coverage of the first debate between President Barack Obama and challenger Mitt Romney

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RT @Kdaledp: #Obama's closing statement resonated higher than #Romney's with our audience of undecided voters. #debates

by Chuck Plunkett via twitter 10/4/2012 2:39:04 AM
Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney during the presidential debate Wednesday, October 3, 2012 at the University of Denver. (John Leyba, The Denver Post)

by Kelly Metz 10/4/2012 2:39:19 AM
President Barack Obama listens during the presidential debate Wednesday, October 3, 2012 at the University of Denver. (Craig F Walker, The Denver Post)

by Kelly Metz 10/4/2012 2:39:55 AM
Elijah Durso-Sabina, George Washington HS debater: Over all, I think Obama won numbers and clarity of procedure with regard to both tax plans and health care, but Romney probably had a greater personal presence in the debate.

by cmartin 10/4/2012 2:40:46 AM
RT @kermode: @denverpolitics How important each candidate feels it is to actually pass a federal budget. It's been a while....

by Denver Post Politics via twitter 10/4/2012 2:41:11 AM
RT @Kdaledp: #Obama's closing statement resonated higher than #Romney's with our (@denverpost) audience of undecided voters.

by Daniel Petty via twitter 10/4/2012 2:42:07 AM
RT @lheron: New Twitter accounts tonight: @SilentJimLehrer @FiredBigBird

by Denver Post Politics via twitter 10/4/2012 2:42:11 AM
Romney keeps claiming that he will make cuts for small businesses, which he will fund by "closing loopholes," but doesn't respond to the President's claim that this plan will affect the middle class directly, because mathematically it is impossible to decrease revenue by $7 trillion. Romney continues to hammer the point that he will help the middle class without offering adequate justification and offers an example of talking to one family." David Kolet-Mandrikov, George Washington High School debater

by cmartin 10/4/2012 2:42:25 AM
Don't blame Jim Lehrer if you're unhappy. This is the exact kind of #debate moderation the commission wants.

by Ryan Teague Beckwith via twitter 10/4/2012 2:53:29 AM
Abortion dominating street corner protests in advance of presidential debate: bit.ly #debate

by Ryan Parker via twitter 10/4/2012 2:53:38 AM
Occupy Denver Protesters rally against presidential debate around Unversity of Denver campus. Denver, CO. Wednesday. October 3, 2012. (Hyoung Chang, The Denver Post)

by Kelly Metz 10/4/2012 2:53:55 AM
RT @Kdaledp: .@denverpost photos from the Presidential #debates. photos.denverpost.com

by Ryan Parker via twitter 10/4/2012 2:54:17 AM
LIVE NOW: Debbie Wasserman Schultz, chairwoman of DNC, on with @kurtisalee dpo.st

by Daniel Petty via twitter 10/4/2012 2:57:10 AM
RT @ryanparkerdp: Abortion dominating street corner protests in advance of presidential debate: bit.ly #debate

by John Wenzel via twitter 10/4/2012 2:59:11 AM
Big Bird is played by Carroll Spinney. Cue lamentations about women voters.

by Ryan Teague Beckwith via twitter 10/4/2012 2:59:26 AM
From Twitter RT @gov: Tonight's debate was the most tweeted about event in US political history, topping the numbers from the RNC and DNC.

by Denver Post Politics via twitter 10/4/2012 2:59:33 AM
Thanks for visiting the live chat tonight, folks. More discussion to follow tomorrow, along with fact-checking.

by Victoria Ayotte Brown,... 10/4/2012 3:00:32 AM
RT @seaofstilettos: @johntwenzel @prettyandnice I will check them out:) thanks!

by John Wenzel via twitter 10/4/2012 3:00:44 AM