Republicans take to Twitter to roast Democratic Party debate

Republicans take to Twitter to roast Democratic Party debate

Max Leighton | CBC News | Posted: October 14, 2015 4:37 PM | Last Updated: October 14, 2015

Featuring: Russia, Hillary Clinton and allegations of racism

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Caption: The Republicans were prolific on Twitter during the first Democratic candidates' debate, on Tuesday. (Twitter)

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Democratic presidential hopefuls squared off Tuesday night in Las Vegas for the U.S. election campaign's first candidates' debate, while Republican candidates also had plenty to say — on Twitter.

Not every Republican tweeted their reactions to the proceedings, but those who did, did so prolifically.

It was like a visit to the player hater's ball.

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Trump spent much of the time picking on individual Democrats.

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Mike Huckabee made some of his more controversial views known.

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And was eventually accused of racism.

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The Republican candidates took on some well-established nemeses, including:

Vladimir Putin.

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And Hillary Clinton.

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Clinton's emails touched a nerve.

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The Republicans were as determined as ever to discuss the 2012 attacks on the American diplomatic compound in Benghazi.

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And seemed intent on reminding us of whose lives matter.

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Some thought the Democrats weren't sticking to the real issues.

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Even though there were a few compliments.

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And some half-compliments.

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Keeping up with it all was exhausting.

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And you thought Canada's election was going to be a long one.

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