Here are the tweets I selected during the debate.

I score the first debate as a clear win for Romney. Obama was bumbling, Romney was on target with facts. Even Obama supporters — the semi-honest ones — were tweeting in despair.

@theplumlinegs I mean this respectfully, your guy is getting hammered

— Legal Insurrection (@LegInsurrection) October 4, 2012

Romney: “trickle down government won’t work.” #debate2012

— Tim Stanley (@timothy_stanley) October 4, 2012

Even I want him to have a teleprompter. Obama’s delivery is painful #debate

— Anne Sorock (@AnneSorock) October 4, 2012

Obama uses “$5 trillion tax cut for rich” line that CNN rated FALSE in its pregame show.

— jimgeraghty (@jimgeraghty) October 4, 2012

Did anyone just catch O’s slight smile as Romney talks? The pres seems slightly amused. Also seems that he senses a real fight tonight

— Robert Costa (@robertcostaNRO) October 4, 2012

President doesn’t sound as confident as Romney who is being much more forceful

— kirsten powers (@kirstenpowers10) October 4, 2012

Romney:”I’ve got 5 boys. I’m used to people saying the same thing over and over again hoping it becomes true.”

— S.E. Cupp (@secupp) October 4, 2012

Romney line on five sons/used to hearing something repeated – great memorable rebuke of POTUS.

— Karl Rove (@KarlRove) October 4, 2012

You know @barackobama is freaking out when he has to talk about…..Donald Trump #debate

— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) October 4, 2012

$5 trillion #drink

— Sam Birnbach (@detlions81) October 4, 2012

The fact checkers are waiting in the wings salivating. They are Obama’s only hope — they and the MSM will try to rehabilitate him.

— David Limbaugh (@DavidLimbaugh) October 4, 2012

This is how the Romney camp envisioned the campaign: let O defend his economic policies and have R say, not good enough, I will do better.

— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) October 4, 2012

Obama just took credit for the deficit cut forced on him by hostage taking Tea Partiers.

— John Sexton (@verumserum) October 4, 2012

Romney: “I don’t want to kill jobs.” #2012debate

— Kathryn Jean Lopez (@kathrynlopez) October 4, 2012

Romney: “You don’t pick the winners and losers. You just pick the losers.” Not entirely accurate, but a good line. #DMNdebate

— Mike Hashimoto (@MikeHashimoto) October 4, 2012

Romney is relaxed and empathetic, while Obama comes across as a constipated professor. C’mon, Mr. President! #Debates

— Nicholas Kristof (@NickKristof) October 4, 2012

Romney is killing it. Killing it. Seriously, this is a terrible wedding anniversary.

— GregGutfeld (@greggutfeld) October 4, 2012

Bipartisan feedback im getting right now is that Romney is doing much better than expected.

— David Gregory (@davidgregory) October 4, 2012

We have been waiting for this for four years. Romney is taking to Obama what the media has refused to do. #DenverDebate

— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) October 4, 2012

This is a rolling calamity for Obama. He’s boring, abstract, and less human-seeming than Romney! thebea.st/RdXvE9

— Andrew Sullivan (@sullydish) October 4, 2012

Ouchy, RT @adamnagourney “Who is more absent from the stage? Jim Leher or President Obama. Close call.”

— The Fix (@TheFix) October 4, 2012

Romney dared to mention the death panels.Good for him. #debate #romney #teaparty #tcot #gop #republican

— Judson Phillips (@teapartynation) October 4, 2012

Clearest sign that Romney’s winning: liberals filling up my feed with what Obama *should* be saying

— Joshua Green (@JoshuaGreen) October 4, 2012

Romney has somehow managed to turn healthcare into a fantasy decision between grim rationing bureaucrats versus patients and hospitals.

— Andrew Sullivan (@sullydish) October 4, 2012

Romney looks like he’s having a good time. Obama does not. #debate

— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) October 4, 2012

Obama bizarrely answering question about the size of government with a history lesson on Civil War #debate2012

— Tim Stanley (@timothy_stanley) October 4, 2012

“The role of gov’t is to promote and protect the principles of those documents” Romney, pointing to DOI and Constitution #DenverDebate

— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) October 4, 2012

Holy crap, did Mitt Romney just actually invoke our founding documents and draw a clear worldview distinction? Be still my beating heart.

— Steve Deace (@SteveDeaceShow) October 4, 2012

Email from liberal friend: “I think I might vote for Romney.” #scientificpolling

— Scott Conroy (@RealClearScott) October 4, 2012

Education is the key. But hearing Obama defend his record, after hearing Clinton, is painful. Truly painful. thebea.st/RdXvE9

— Andrew Sullivan (@sullydish) October 4, 2012

Teleprompter SAAAAAVE MEEEEEE

— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) October 4, 2012

Twitter commentary, even among Dems, is incredibly one-sided that Romney is winning. I wonder if that’s political-junkie bias.

— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) October 4, 2012

Liberals in #mapoli going nuts b/c they are used to the moderator bailing out their candidates when they suck pond water in a #debate

— Jack Gately (@jackgatelycom) October 4, 2012

Obama made a lot of great points tonight. Unfortunately, most of them were for Romney

— Bill Maher (@billmaher) October 4, 2012

MSNBC’s flag at half mast.

— Brian Sack (@brian_sack) October 4, 2012