The first 2012 presidential debate: President Obama vs. Mr. 47%, #8

Join the conversation as the candidates square off and watch it live here.

Join the conversation as the candidates square off and watch it live here.

7:02 PM PT: Obama taking this opportunity to explain the benefits of Obamacare—make things more secure for people with insurance—and giving people without insurance access to it. And then Obama lowers the Romneycare=Obamacare boom.

7:03 PM PT: Romney's deliberately misstating the CBO study. It didn't say people will lose their insurance.

7:04 PM PT:

some of the tax breaks for shipping jobs overseas that mitt said don't exist. http://t.co/... #debate2012
— @NatashaChart via TweetDeck

7:07 PM PT: Mitt Romney says his it would take too long to describe his health care plan. That's another moment that should stick to him.

7:08 PM PT: To paraphrase Bill Clinton, it should be a flashing red light to people that Romney said it would take him too long to explain his health care plan.

7:09 PM PT:

Nope. Romney does not have a lengthy description of his plan and preexisting conditions are not covered.
— @ezraklein via Twitter for Mac

7:13 PM PT (Kaili Joy Gray): New thread here.