AJC LIVE360: Democratic Debate

Watching the debate tonight? Stay on top of every zinger, point scored and oops moment with AJC political reporters, local and national political experts and assorted other interesting people tweeting about the event.

3rd & 7 37yd

When are they going to circle back to Trump?

by Harry Enten via twitter retweeted by FiveThirtyEight 9/16/2015 11:27:28 PM
Actually the worst nightmare in the world is an Islamic state obtaining nuclear weapons while you're giving a speech in your underwear.

by Dave Weigel via twitter 9/16/2015 11:27:08 PM
And there it is!

by Wayne Washington via twitter 9/16/2015 11:26:52 PM
New Graham 2016 hats -- get 'em while they last... http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CPD6KZgU8AAfDnu.jpg

by Ryan Lizza via twitter retweeted by ajconwashington 9/16/2015 11:26:31 PM
Rick Santorum is the only Republican in favor of raising the national minimum wage: 53eig.ht/1FNPZZB #CNNDebate

by FiveThirtyEight via twitter 9/16/2015 11:26:28 PM
Honestly. "Hope & Change" was fine, but "We gone drink more," is hard to beat.

by Timothy P Carney via twitter retweeted by NRO 9/16/2015 11:26:19 PM
The only candidate who really has a snowball’s chance in hell of winning the nomination is Jindal: 53eig.ht/1W4dp6i #CNNDebate

by FiveThirtyEight via twitter 9/16/2015 11:25:42 PM
So far my students are most impressed by Sen. Graham's more drinking pledge.

by Larry Sabato via twitter 9/16/2015 11:22:39 PM
Santorum beat a House Dem in a 1990 upset in Pittsburgh suburbs, was senator of Dem-leaning state #CNNDebate

by Tamar Hallerman via twitter 9/16/2015 11:22:15 PM
Somebody needs to towel off Rick Santorum

by Wayne Washington via twitter 9/16/2015 11:21:48 PM
Sen. Santorum has been known to write "H.S." for Holy Spirit on this debate notepad nationalreview.com/article/278766…

by Kathryn Jean Lopez via twitter retweeted by NRO 9/16/2015 11:21:37 PM
A passionate defense of raising the minimum wage is not what I expected at the GOP debate, but Santorum is at it #CNNDebate

by Tamar Hallerman via twitter 9/16/2015 11:20:47 PM
Unofficial Reagan count: 6

#GOPDebate

by thinkprogress via twitter retweeted by NRO 9/16/2015 11:20:24 PM
Pataki targets the hedge fund loophole: 53eig.ht/1P0flIW #CNNDebate

by FiveThirtyEight via twitter 9/16/2015 11:20:03 PM
Countdown to Graham's next mention of Islamic terrorists...tick...tick...tick...

by Wayne Washington via twitter 9/16/2015 11:17:46 PM
No one is better at sounding smart while saying absolutely asinine things about foreign policy than Lindsey Graham

by Dan Pfeiffer via twitter retweeted by daveweigel 9/16/2015 11:17:14 PM
---> Jeb Bush’s Tax Plan Offers Badly Needed Conservative Reforms
bit.ly/1FNOieD #GOPDebate #CNNDebate

by National Review via twitter 9/16/2015 11:15:27 PM
.@LindseyGrahamSC On alcohol as lubricant of compromise between Reagan and Tip O'Neill. "In my White House we're going to drink more."

by jonathantilove via twitter retweeted by chucklindell 9/16/2015 11:14:46 PM
That was a good @jaketapper tax question that no one really answered #CNNDebate

by Dave Weigel via twitter 9/16/2015 11:14:35 PM
Graham's "We're Gonna Drink More" is the first slogan that approaches the appeal of "Make America Great Again"

by Ryan Lizza via twitter retweeted by ajconwashington 9/16/2015 11:14:32 PM
Graham on Reagan/O'Neill as drinking together solve differences: "The first thing I'm going to do as president, I'm going to drink more."

by Andy Shain via twitter retweeted by ajconwashington 9/16/2015 11:14:20 PM
When Roberts was confirmed, not a single Republican senator voted against Roberts’ confirmation: 53eig.ht/1JcpD3x #CNNDebate

by FiveThirtyEight via twitter 9/16/2015 11:14:12 PM
Feed just went out in media room, this guy's on though. He says "oh that's not good" room applauds. #gopdebate http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CPD4Vh3UkAAuWF_.jpg

by KarinaKling via twitter retweeted by daveweigel 9/16/2015 11:14:01 PM
Republicans agree with Pataki: 53eig.ht/1iicxMm #CNNDebate

by FiveThirtyEight via twitter 9/16/2015 11:12:51 PM
We lost the debate feed for a few minutes here in the press room http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CPD4VNWUsAAYbzd.jpg

by Jamie Dupree via twitter 9/16/2015 11:12:40 PM
"We're gon' drink more!" - Lindsey Graham.

by Wayne Washington via twitter 9/16/2015 11:12:07 PM
"That's the first thing I'm going to do as president. We're going to drink more." --@LindseyGrahamSC ???? #GOPDebate #CNNDebate

by National Review via twitter 9/16/2015 11:12:01 PM
In the debate filing center, the feed to the undercard cut out like 4 minutes ago and we're watching a random producer set up some chairs

by Dave Weigel via twitter 9/16/2015 11:11:59 PM
.@LindseyGrahamSC to @HillaryClinton -- "Where the hell were you on the night of the Benghazi attack?"

by George Bennett via twitter 9/16/2015 11:11:00 PM
One genuinely good thing about Graham is that he says exactly that he thinks. #analysis

by Charles C. W. Cooke via twitter retweeted by NRO 9/16/2015 11:10:48 PM
TV debate feed has been gone for a couple minutes in the press file. Everyone just kinda laughing.

by Tamar Hallerman via twitter 9/16/2015 11:10:39 PM
Graham praises Hillary Clinton for "doing a good job in Africa." You know, Benghazi, Libya, is part of Africa.

by jimgeraghty via twitter retweeted by NRO 9/16/2015 11:10:32 PM
Jindal's Congress reform plan: Make them part-time, block revolving door, pay them per diem to NOT go to DC. OK... #CNNDebate

by Tamar Hallerman via twitter 9/16/2015 11:09:43 PM
Even during the debate, Trump is getting as much Google search traffic as the four candidates on stage combined: 53eig.ht/1KhMEnv

by Nate Silver via twitter retweeted by FiveThirtyEight 9/16/2015 11:09:06 PM
.@BobbyJindal , candidate of "bandwidth," says senators have "big bladders."

by George Bennett via twitter 9/16/2015 11:08:20 PM
"I respect these senators...they have big bladders..."

by Wayne Washington via twitter 9/16/2015 11:08:08 PM
Which candidates are generating interest? 53eig.ht/1iQ5Lhp #CNNDebate http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CPD295nUsAASiZV.png

by FiveThirtyEight via twitter 9/16/2015 11:06:40 PM
I laughed at Lindsey Graham's library joke #gratefultweet

by Kathryn Jean Lopez via twitter retweeted by NRO 9/16/2015 11:06:13 PM
NR's endorsement of First Amendment Defense Act Bill natl.re/UHTHlg via @NRO

by RichLowry via twitter retweeted by NRO 9/16/2015 11:06:08 PM
There is something awesome about a debate with nothing to lose: #bastards #StromBabies #Columbine #JailingClocksAndClerks

by Chuck Lindell via twitter 9/16/2015 11:05:45 PM
Bobby Jindal just knocked Justice Kennedy. I think he was nominated by someone named Reagan

by Jamie Dupree via twitter 9/16/2015 11:05:23 PM
Jindal: "We don’t have Democreatic judges who wake up and say: 'Surprise, I’ve evolved, I’m a conservative.'" #CNNDebate

by Tamar Hallerman via twitter 9/16/2015 11:05:22 PM
On the First Amendment Defense Act, see my @NRO post here: nationalreview.com/article/422120…

by Ryan T. Anderson via twitter retweeted by NRO 9/16/2015 11:05:17 PM
.@LindseyGrahamSC -- "By the end of this debate it’ll be the most time I’ve spent in any library"

by George Bennett via twitter 9/16/2015 11:04:01 PM
Ending birthright citizenship is a popular talking point on the GOP circuit that has little chance of happening: 53eig.ht/1W4caE8

by FiveThirtyEight via twitter 9/16/2015 11:04:01 PM