Tracking the #Debates: DenverTweets referencing the presidential debate, candidates and related terms — October 3, 2012Follow @gov for more about government & politics on Twitter.

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9:34 PM 135,332 TPMBig Bird

9:14 PM 94,409 TPMRomney joke about Obama anniversary.

9:18 PM 113,726 TPMDiscussion of “trickle down government.”

9:25 PM 137,683 TPMObama calls Romney plan “never mind.”

9:28 PM 139,677 TPMRomney spars with Lehrer over rules.

9:39 PM 135,356 TPMRomney mentions Obamacare.

9:51 PM 149,762 TPMDiscussion of Medicare

9:53 PM 158,690 TPMLehrer quips “Let’s not.” 10:01 PM 152,677 TPM

Obama: “I had five seconds.”

10:12 PM 132,790 TPMDiscussing bipartisanship for healthcare.

10.3 Million Tweets9 PM to 10:30 PM EDT