As always, the Republican debate provided endless entertainment, and not just in the form of GIFs and witty commentary on the Internet. From comparisons of Carly Fiorina to Buffy the Vampire Slayer to Trump's facial expresssions, people on Twitter went wild responding to the candidates.
Check out the highlights below.
The turnout at Jeb Bush's viewing party was . . . low:
Source sends pic of scene at Jeb Miami debate-watching party: pic.twitter.com/RsZJpEVSuq [1]
— Matea Gold (@mateagold) December 16, 2015 [2]
Donald Trump might actually have a leg up on the other candidates in this department:
Donald Trump's military academy thing gives him the most time in uniform, as it were, of anyone on the stage.
— Harry Siegel (@harrysiegel) December 16, 2015 [3]
Did the candidates coordinate matching outfits?
Like to see one of these guy's step out on a limb and wear a red tie& blue suit here
— PFTCommenter (@PFTCommenter) December 16, 2015 [4]
Trump wants to "close the Internet" or something.
Coming to an Internet near youl pic.twitter.com/53tNjhya5e [5]
— pourmecoffee (@pourmecoffee) December 16, 2015 [6]
Ben Carson's imagined "interjections" had us giggling.
jeb bush: donald trump should not be president
donald trump: jeb bush should not be president
ben carson: my best friend is a goose
— Sage Boggs (@sageboggs) December 16, 2015 [7]
There were a few Bush and Trump showdowns.
Wow. Jeb taking it to Donald Trump all night. #GOPDebate [8] pic.twitter.com/G6XCD89q23 [9]
— Eric Hoteham (@erichoteham) December 16, 2015 [10]
Everyone started yelling at each other.
These guys need a babysitter.
— Wil Wheaton (@wilw) December 16, 2015 [11]
IDEA FOR FUTURE DEBATES:
Ability for moderators to mute individual mics!
#GOPDebate [12]
— Troy Osinoff (@yo) December 16, 2015 [13]
Ted Cruz "stole" Marco Rubio's water.
oh snap cruz stole rubio's water bottle. it's on. pic.twitter.com/o3yhCAl6eq [14]
— Brian Ries (@moneyries) December 16, 2015 [15]
Carly tried to be secretive on national television.
Carly Fiorina is on national television describing things she would like to do "right under" Vladimir Putin's nose.
— Hunter Walker (@hunterw) December 16, 2015 [16]
Two hours into the debate, Wolf Blitzer said it was "only the beginning."
Politics Twitter pretty worried that we're only just beginning. pic.twitter.com/7Ktu36cuiA [17]
— Anne W. VanderMey (@vandermy) December 16, 2015 [18]
Chris Christie wants you to know his former job.
Does anybody know if Chris Christie is a former federal prosecutor? #GOPDebate [19]
— Michael Ian Black (@michaelianblack) December 16, 2015 [20]
The candidates aren't sure what's true anymore.
next debate gotta have @snopes [21] on site
— Desus Nice (@desusnice) December 16, 2015 [22]
But Snapchat filters won the night.
Watching the #GOPDebate [23] is a lot more fun with Snapchat filters pic.twitter.com/PeJXHMzDbU [24]
— Jonah (@jonahrzink) December 16, 2015 [25]