Obama's "horses and bayonets" comment became the most popular topic in social media before the debate ended. The hash tag #horsesandbayonets trended on Twitter, and someone created @horsesandbayonettes Twitter account for followers to tweet comments. Even a new tumblr website was created featuring memes with horses and bayonets. Tumblr's website that features images inspired by Obama's "horses and bayonets" remark. Critics also created a mash up memes referencing remarks from all three presidential debates: horses and bayonet with binders and even Big Bird. The latest Big Bird meme features the Sesame Street character holding a bayonet with his head tilted to the side with the caption, "You want a piece of me Mitt?"

The race is still incredibly close in these battleground states. With exactly two weeks to go, the 2012 campaign for the presidency looks like it will come down to swing states, and polls in those areas show the race is closer than ever.

The latest tracking polls continue to show a dead heat race between President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney. While the Republican presidential nominee still trails Obama in critical battleground states such as Ohio, he is doing so by a very narrow margin.

President Barack Obama and Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney began the third presidential debate Monday at 9 pm with heated accusations against each other on foreign policy.