It finally happened…the first debate of the presidential race. Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump faced off at Hofstra University last night, and much of adland ditched the opening gala of Advertising Week to stay home to watch the debate.
Twitter has the proof. Some of the best one-liners came from CEOs, creative directors and digital strategists from the advertising industry.
Wendy Clark, CEO, DDB Worldwide
I work on Madison Avenue. You do not have a winning temperament. #debatenight #ImWithHer
— wendy clark (@wnd) September 27, 2016
Matt Ian, Group Creative Director, Droga5
Hillary's mic must've been defective, too. Because it also made Trump look like shit. #debatenight
— matt ian (@saintdouchebag) September 27, 2016
Erin Bury, Managing Director, 88 Creative
"I think my best quality is my temperament." Um this is your temperament Mr. Trump. #debatenight pic.twitter.com/8N7XEYTiGD
— Erin Bury (@erinbury) September 27, 2016
Did Lester Holt prepare for this by sitting in front of crying babies and barking dogs all day & trying to interject? #debatenight
— Erin Bury (@erinbury) September 27, 2016
Donald has the sniffles. #debatenight
— Erin Bury (@erinbury) September 27, 2016
Tom Morton, SVP Strategy, R/GA
Sometimes your Twitter feed is accidentally perfect pic.twitter.com/bG95TeU3MF
— Tom Morton (@tommorton) September 27, 2016
I opened a country club in Palm Beach so I can't be racist #debatenight
— Tom Morton (@tommorton) September 27, 2016
Donald Trump boasting about his secret income like a high school nerd claiming to have a secret girlfriend who lives in Canada #debatenight
— Tom Morton (@tommorton) September 27, 2016
Jeremy Leon, VP Strategy, Laundry Service
WE HAVE TO DO CYBER BETTER #debatenight pic.twitter.com/HZpqt3rJGx
— Jeremy Leon (@jeremymleon) September 27, 2016
Noah Mallin, Head of Social, North America, MEC
Good news! We are all invited to Trump's club in Palm Beach! #debatenight #Debates2016
— Noah McMallinFace (@NoahMallin) September 27, 2016
Tim Geoghegan, Freelance Creative Director
Trumped-up; invented, madeup, false. Not even sure this election is believable anymore. We're deep into Exit Thru the Giftshop land.
— Tim Geoghegan (@timogeo) September 27, 2016
This icon's so tiny, I thought it was a toilet with the lid partly up. Which seemed right. pic.twitter.com/CbSeJVKmZh
— Tim Geoghegan (@timogeo) September 27, 2016
Steve Olson, Digital Strategist, Clarify Agency
Ok, kudos on the smart ad buy, but dat headline doh…. LOLOLOLOL #Debates2016 #debatenight https://t.co/MLfG0kst0u pic.twitter.com/9si9uGrI6m
— steveolson (@steveolson) September 27, 2016
For fuck's sake, is there no one on the Trump campaign that can teach him how to tie his tie to a proper length? #debatenight #Debates2016 pic.twitter.com/Ath67HlsOn
— steveolson (@steveolson) September 27, 2016
.@realDonaldTrump's defense policy: #debates #debatenight pic.twitter.com/wFDy9lCzyZ
— steveolson (@steveolson) September 27, 2016
Rachel Sklar, Founder, #ChangeTheRatio and The List
Best corporate tweet of the night. https://t.co/Qs6m6b6NoB
— Rachel Sklar (@rachelsklar) September 27, 2016
Let's be honest, stop and frisk is a dog whistle. #debatenight
— Rachel Sklar (@rachelsklar) September 27, 2016
SUPERCALIFRAGILISTIC TRUMP SAID "BRAGGADOCIOUS" #debatenight #spelingbee
— Rachel Sklar (@rachelsklar) September 27, 2016
Megan Wintersteen, Strategy Director, Rokkan
All I hear from Trump is, "BE AFRAID. BE AFRAID. BE AFRAID. BE AFRAID. BE AFRAID." #Debatenight
— Megan Wintersteen (@meggerz04) September 27, 2016
Jason Stein, Founder and CEO, Laundry Service, Cycle
Q: Why is your judgement better than Secretary Clinton?
A: I have much better judgement than her. #debatenight— Jason Stein (@jasonwstein) September 27, 2016
Cracked Trump's #debatenight strategy:
"disaster disaster Mexico disaster Mexico Mexico disaster"
*duck face*— Jason Stein (@jasonwstein) September 27, 2016
Nicolas Mejia, Creative Director, Ogilvy
I met with. My good friend. Mexico. China. China China. I'm telling you. Numbers numbers millions trillions. I didn't say that. #debatenight
— Nicolas Mejia (@nicolasmm) September 27, 2016
Brian Morrissey, Editor-In-Chief, digiday
Trump's got the sniffles. Where are you, Tylenol? Stand up.
— Brian Morrissey (@bmorrissey) September 27, 2016
Gary Huang, social marketing manager, 360i
Fact checkers right now. #Debates2016 pic.twitter.com/NrcEzclCo3
— Gary Huang (@mrgaryhuang) September 27, 2016
Jonathan Gardner, VP communications, Turn
Hillary is the Kraken and I want to unleash her #debatenight
— Jonathan Gardner (@thejongardner) September 27, 2016
