<p>This episode of Whistlestop travels to October 12, 2012 when Democratic candidate Barack Obama was declared the loser at the first Presidential debate against Mitt Romney and Twitter won.</p><p><br></p><p>Whistlestop is Slate’s podcast about presidential history. Hosted by<a href="http://www.slate.com/articles/podcasts/gabfest/2015/02/political_gabfest_on_the_supreme_court_s_obamacare_case_israeli_prime_minister.html"> Political Gabfest</a> host<a href="http://www.slate.com/authors.john_dickerson.html"> John Dickerson</a>, each installment will revisit memorable moments from America's presidential carnival.</p><p><br></p><p>Join Slate Plus for full, ad-free access to Whistlestop and your other favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from the Whistlestop show page on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whistlestop-presidential-history-and-trivia/id969793721">Apple Podcasts</a> and <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/7uS0gm8RDEPT45E4sxxkiH">Spotify</a>. Or, visit <a href="https://slate.com/podcast-plus?utm_medium=link&amp;utm_campaign=plus_pod&amp;utm_content=Whistlestop&amp;utm_source=episode_summary">slate.com/whistlestopplus</a> to get access wherever you listen.</p><p><br></p><p>Podcast production by Jocelyn Frank. Research by Brian Rosenwald and Elizabeth Hinson.</p><p><br></p><p>Email: <a href="[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p><p> </p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>