Republican Governor Mitt Romney? Democrat President Barack Obama? Believe it or not, it appears that the winner of the first presidential debate may have been Twitter.

According to statistics release by Twitter, it's users sent a record 10.3 million tweets, which represents a new milestone in the revolution of how Americans take part in the political process.

With their iPads and smart phones, millions of people virtually joined the candidates on that Denver debate stage, analyzing every word in real time Twitter.

CANDIDATES FIGHT BACK. Digs At Opponent's Claims.
President Barack Obama ridicules Governor Mitt Romney for espousing new-found moderate views during the first presidential debate. Meanwhile Romney drops his harsh conservative rhetoric. The GOP nominee emphasised the struggling middle class and embraced Medicare, a US government program which is one of the largest deficit drivers in US.

TURKEY WARNS SYRIA. Sending Troops As A Challenge.
Turkey’s parliament sends Damascus a strong message by authorising military cross-border operations after a deadly mortar attack from Syria

These reviews are mixed and not totally impressed by either candidate's performance.

Last night's debate featured comments from Romney about college graduates having a real tough time finding employment, but we heard no real specifics from Romney on how he would remedy that.

The two men said they were going to increase jobs, but they didn't say how and never seemed to lay out a plan. We heard about Wall Street, Banks Economy and regulations.

PRESIDENTIAL POLITICAL PERFORMANCES. Candidates Attack and Fight Back.
Much information, lots of promises and many accusations. GOP Hails Romney's First Act. We Won Number One. Even Democratic acknowledge that Romney beat Obama.

ROMNEY: I LOVE BIG BIRD & PBS. But Will Cut Funding.
Twitter users posted 17,000 tweets per minute mentioning the Sesame Street star shortly after the Republican presidential candidate made this proclamation, the most quoted sound bite of the debate.

TIGHT TENSIONS. Along Another National Border.