Presidential Debate No. 1 Leaves Twitter Abuzz

As Monday night's first presidential debate slogged its way to becoming the most watched in history, Wall Street had its eyes peeled closely on the markets. "In a debate that was so full of negatives from both sides,” said TD Ameritrade Chief Market Strategist JJ Kinahan, “the result in the Stock Index Futures was very positive. I guess it shows that some positives can come from an absolute free for all. I don’t know that we learned much about the candidates, but the market definitely liked it."

While Kinahan was watching the markets, Benzinga was watching Twitter Inc TWTR and checking out the community reaction.

The platform was ripe with users supplying commentary, criticism and, of course, some comic relief.

Here’s a look at some of the best Tweets from both during and after the debate:

Some financial junkies had one thing on their mind:

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Some old wounds were reopened:

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The candidates tackled some a tough topic in Part 2 of the debate:

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And some new memes were born:

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Others were more concerned about moderator Lester Holt: 

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