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October 4, 2016 8:02pm

Presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton cattily live-tweeted about their opponent’s Veep running mate tonight, but Stephen Colbert and his Rescue Kitten Focus Group won the live-tweeting game, in service of his live Late Show to follow.

…and we're live! 10 kittens, 10 minutes till showtime. https://t.co/y687aSwgkC #LateShowLive #KittenFocusGroup pic.twitter.com/jNygHBtGJD

— The Late Show (@colbertlateshow) October 5, 2016

UPDATE: Less than 30 seconds into the VP debate, one member of our focus group already tried to escape https://t.co/KjO34tsqlL #LateShowLive pic.twitter.com/CJtmt2BbAY

— The Late Show (@colbertlateshow) October 5, 2016

UPDATE: The placing of a water dish gives several more panel members a chance to escape https://t.co/KjO34tsqlL #LateShowLive pic.twitter.com/PY5REAylxW

— The Late Show (@colbertlateshow) October 5, 2016

HAPPENING NOW: Over half of our panel is visibly napping https://t.co/KjO34tsqlL #LateShowLive pic.twitter.com/JabQUrT6vI

— The Late Show (@colbertlateshow) October 5, 2016

LATEST FROM DEBATE: As one side builds a commanding lead, the opposition resorts to harassment. https://t.co/KjO34tsqlL #LateShowLive pic.twitter.com/gqwR2xiRhs

— The Late Show (@colbertlateshow) October 5, 2016