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“America is losing this debate”: Twitter relentlessly mocks the GOP clown show in Cleveland

The two debates provided fodder for plenty of comedy. And did we mention Donald Trump was there?

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What a show!

Our heads are still spinning from that Fox News Republican debate, so we’ll just leave you with a round-up of some of our favorite tweets from the Republican slugfest.

First, there was Happy Hour. At least that was the euphemism assigned to the 5pm debate/candidate’s forum for the bottom seven Republican candidates:

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Finally, the main show:

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Of course there it was all Trump-a-palooza over on Twitter:

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Even Sen. Bernie Sanders got in on the game

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And the one tweet that encapsulated the entire night came from an old GOP debate stage veteran:

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By Sophia Tesfaye

Sophia Tesfaye is a senior writer (and former senior politics editor) for Salon. She resides in Washington, D.C.
You can find her on Twitter at @SophiaTesfaye.


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