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# Tumblr to Live-Gif the Presidential Debates
- URL: https://ivn.us/tumblr-to-live-gif-the-presidential-debates/
- Published: 2012-10-03T21:11:37.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-22T19:32:40.000Z
- Author: Jane Susskind
- Tags: News

While most news sources, [IVN included](https://ivn.us/editors-blog/2012/10/03/watch-the-presidential-debate-on-ivn-us/), will be live-blogging the debate, the staff at Tumblr will be hard at work, creating animated gifs highlighting the best and worst moments of tonight's debate. In a blog post from the staff, Tumblr writes:

> *Elevating the discourse as only Tumblr can, we’ll have a crack team of GIF artists cranking out instant animations of the best debate moments, from zingers to gaffes to awkward silences.*

Coverage of the debate via gif will start at 9pm EST (6pm PST) and can be found [here](http://gifwich.tumblr.com/?ref=ivn.us). To get the full story behind each gif, you can follow [this](http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/us-elections-2012?ref=ivn.us) liveblog at the *Guardian*. For more from the staff at Tumblr, check out their [Elections page](http://election.tumblr.com/?ref=ivn.us), which features a collection of the best photos, videos, and memes of the 2012 Election, like this recent [reblog](http://blog.thedaily.com/post/32732716375/welcome-to-the-first-presidential-debate-in-which?ref=ivn.us) from The Daily Feed, visualizing expectations for tonight's debate:

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/dc/be/dcbe1ac4-146f-43be-92a6-ea84728d86a6/content/images/2026/02/100212-news-campaign-debate.jpg "100212-news-campaign-debate")

**How will you be following tonight's debate?**