Bernie : Live-tweeting the debate (link) Thank you all. I've had it. I'm going home.

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Thank you all. I've had it. I'm going home. Talk to you soon

Does anyone know... when will this debate finally end?

What about the disastrous Supreme Court decision on Citizens United allowing billionaires to fund @JebBush and the others.

Yes @ChrisChristie. George W. Bush — gave us Iraq war, Wall St crash — was one of our great presidents. You are right.

Just what we need. More neocon policies to continue the Bush legacy.

Yup. Bush was a great president. Yes. No doubt. Great president. All Obama's fault.

@JebBush - yes. Let's continue the great ideas that got us into Iraq. Fine idea.

Okay. Let's vote for Reagan. Sounds better than any of these guys.

Have you heard anyone use the word "poverty" yet? 47.7 million Americans living in poverty. No discussion.

The American people overwhelmingly want to raise the minimum wage to a living wage. Too bad, the Republicans don't.

.@RandPaul - wrong. We've lost millions of jobs because of our disastrous trade policies.

At a time of great inequality, there isn't one R on stage who doesn't think we should give huge tax brks to billionaires.

Jobs. Let's talk George W. Bush and trickle down economics. When he left office, we were losing 800k a month.

Vast majority understand we need to raise the minimum wage to a living wage. Is there any R who agrees? Will they discuss?

Anyone on the stage, maybe just maybe, think we might want to pass comprehensive immigration reform and a path toward citizenship? Anyone?

Rich get richer. Median fmly income $5k less than in 1999. One of the highest rates of childhood poverty. Any discussion?

Rich get richer. Everyone else gets poorer. And all these guys can talk about is war and defunding Planned Parenthood.

Waiting, waiting, waiting. Will we hear anything about racial justice, income inequality or making college affordable?

Does anyone on that stage believe the women of this country have the right to control their own bodies? Anyone?

Does anybody on the stage believe that our gay brothers and sisters have the same rights as the rest of us? Anybody? #DebateWithBernie
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Kasich. You don't know ANYBODY who doesn't think we should defund Planned Parenthood? Really? You apparently don't know the American people.

War, war, war. When do we get to their other major priority: tax breaks for billionaires?

Can these guys talk about anything other than their desire to go to war?

Gee. How come these guys are not talking about the great "success" of Bush's foreign policy and the war in Iraq?

Now we're really getting to the Republican talking points. More money for war and confrontation.

Kasich: "Let's get to issues." How about income inequality, climate change and childhood poverty? Think they'll discuss?

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Thank you Sen. Sanders for tweeting so we didn't have to watch

[RichVRichV]

1. Let's see if Bernie can go 2 for 2 in winning the Republican debates.

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

2. Thanks.

I've been following his @SenSanders account I think it is, on twitter, didn't even realize he had a @BernieSanders account.

[SoapBox]

3. Bernie's Tweets are hilarious!

[appalachiablue]

4. Bernie's so quick. And sharp, gets right to the point. The Christian War Party in action, sadly.

[merrily]

5. LMAO. Republicans bore Bernie. They bore me, too.

But it all seemed to be a hit with his fans. His tweets got tens of thousands of retweets and favorites.

Other candidates had teams of staff doing rapid response, but Sanders was his own rapid-response unit.

http://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2015/09/17/441004967/bernie-sanders-live-tweets-gop-debate-gets-bored-goes-home-early

No slicing or dicing, no mincing, no massaging by the campaign team. Just Bernie and someone typing his off the cuff remarks. That is bravery and authenticity. That is someone with nothing to hide or disguise.

Have you heard anyone use the word "poverty" yet? 47.7 million Americans living in poverty. No discussion.

Senator, I have not heard much from Republicans or Democrats about the poor. The middle class, yes. And, thanks to you, I've heard some about the very rich in the last few years,too. Mostly income inequality, not the wealth inequality you mention from time to time.

But the poor? They're invisible. Unless, of course, you happen to walk or drive a car through the streets of an American city. Then, you get to see them in the flesh, or what's left of it.