Tonight, the 5 candidates vying for the Democratic Party nomination went head to head in their first debate. Here’s what conservative Twitter had to say.

First, Sheryl Crow sang the national anthem, and it was…not great.

it's like she trained for 20 years in the ancient martial art of dodging anything identifiable as a note https://t.co/Dyd7gULozt

— Ace of Spades (@AceofSpadesHQ) October 14, 2015

Opening statements kicked off the debate:

BOOM. Chafee goes after Hillary "I have no scandals, good judgment, high ethical standards."

— Mollie (@MZHemingway) October 14, 2015

Webb says you need a record "accomplishing different things." Well, that's specific. @93wibc #DemDebate

— Tony Katz (@tonykatz) October 14, 2015

https://twitter.com/DefendWallSt/status/654097571229601792

Close your eyes. Bernie Sanders is George Steinbrenner from Seinfeld. https://t.co/9EV6ca6QM3

— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahDispatch) October 14, 2015

https://twitter.com/michi83/status/654098084721463298

I keep expecting Sanders to shout "Get off my lawn!"

— Brit Hume (@brithume) October 14, 2015

"Hi. I'm Hillary Clinton. For those who have never heard of me.."#Derp

— L.M.Whistleblower (@laurenmarie10) October 14, 2015

https://twitter.com/ellencarmichael/status/654099048211857409

Once Bernie Sanders went off-the-(high speed?)-rails socialist, Clinton was forced awkwardly to defend capitalism.

https://twitter.com/ChrisLoesch/status/654101066179448832

https://twitter.com/JedediahBila/status/654100869428944896

Chafee might want to re-think that tag line:

Lincoln Chaffee is a block of granite. Okey dokey. #DemDebate

— Ben White (@EconomyBen) October 14, 2015

I'm not really sure saying you're a "block of granite" is a really good argument. "Hi, I'm a rock." Great. #demdebate

— Liz Mair (@LizMair) October 14, 2015

Bernie Sanders was awfully proud of getting a D- from the NRA (and referred to himself in the third person).

"Bernie Sanders has a D- from the NRA." Hey, that's the same grade he got in economics! #DemDebate

— Michael Deppisch (@deppisch) October 14, 2015

https://twitter.com/DomenicoNPR/status/654104209072214016

"Nu uh my NRA rating is lower!" "No it's not! Mine is!" Shorter #demdebate

— Alyssa Canobbio Hackbarth (@AlyssaHinDC) October 14, 2015

The candidates were really into the word “quagmire.”

.@BernieSanders calls #Syria "a quagmire in a quagmire." #DemDebate

— The Post and Courier (@postandcourier) October 14, 2015

https://twitter.com/seanagnew/status/654106407176941568

Three quagmires!

— JWF (@JammieWF) October 14, 2015

Jim Webb had a lot of fans on the right.

Except for Webb, You cannot trust these novices to our safety.

— GregGutfeld (@greggutfeld) October 14, 2015

https://twitter.com/lachlan/status/654107720665141248

https://twitter.com/LDoren/status/654107556336435201

Jim Webb really, really is running in the wrong primary. He really is. #demdebate

— Liz Mair (@LizMair) October 14, 2015

Hillary Clinton was prepped with one key phrase on Libya intervention.

"Smart Power At It's Best" is going to be in an ad.

— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) October 14, 2015

What about Benghazi?

https://twitter.com/CalebHowe/status/654108576915566592

"We did not put 1 single American soldier on the ground in Libya." EVEN WHEN OUR PEOPLE WERE UNDER SIEGE & BEGGING FOR HELP. #DemDebate

— Sarah Rumpf (@rumpfshaker) October 14, 2015

National security roundup:

GR8EST nat security threat? Chafee-Middle East, O'Malley-climate, HRC-nuclear threats, Sanders-climate, Webb-China, cyberwarfare, Mid East

— Mollie (@MZHemingway) October 14, 2015

Hillary Clinton went straight for blaming Republicans for her e-mail scandal.

Hillary now claiming to be "as transparent as I knew to be" on emails, then turns to partisanship claim. "I'm still standing," she says.

— Brit Hume (@brithume) October 14, 2015

When she gets indicted I want to play that clip on a loop a thousand times.

— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) October 14, 2015

.@HillaryClinton truly believes the law does not apply to her. #DemDebate

— Gov. Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) October 14, 2015

hillary broke laws and jeopardized national security

crowd: YAYAYAYAYAYAYAY

— Ryan (@alwaysonoffense) October 14, 2015

So, this was a weird question:

https://twitter.com/ellencarmichael/status/654112393656692736

DEMS AGREE: ALL LIVES DO NOT MATTER

— Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) October 14, 2015

When it came to the economy:

https://twitter.com/RealKiraDavis/status/654114687039070208

Important question:

If whatever happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas, did this debate technically even happen come tomorrow?

— BFF (@YrBFF) October 14, 2015

Hillary Clinton, well…

Hillary just admitted the only reason we should elect her is b/c she's a woman, even though she's the ultimate political insider. #DemDebate

— Corie Whalen (@CorieWhalen) October 14, 2015

"I would not ask anyone to vote for me based on my last name, I would ask everyone to vote for me based on two X chromosomes." #demdebate

— Liz Mair (@LizMair) October 14, 2015

Hillary – I can't see myself as an insider
Millenials – I literally have not known a life where you were not in DC politics

— PoIiMath (@politicalmath) October 14, 2015

Jim Webb was still the favorite of the conservatives:

https://twitter.com/SethAMandel/status/654124546610569221

https://twitter.com/SethAMandel/status/654124799610998784

Closing statements!

Lincoln Chafee looks like an animatronic who escaped from Disney World.

— Christine Rousselle (@crousselle) October 14, 2015

Webb's answer says a lot about his character, and the audience's lack of reaction says a lot about their character. #DemDebate

— Kevin Creighton (@ExurbanKevin) October 14, 2015

https://twitter.com/ellencarmichael/status/654128972054269952

VOTE SANDERS: Because America is the world's worst, most unjust, most backward country.

— Tim Graham (@TimJGraham) October 14, 2015

HRC Wrapup: "Bow to the inevitable, mammals. My reign will last until the sun cools and the Earth is an icy rock in the dark of space."

— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) October 14, 2015

And then, it was over:

https://twitter.com/smod2016/status/654130933172322304