The audience can ruin Rmoney next week.

[jenmito]

The next presidential debate, on 10/16, will be town hall style with audience members asking questions. If anyone asks Romney about why he hasn't released more taxes and why he said he gets no tax breaks for his overseas accounts, that could be the beginning of the end for him.

It would also be great if a Veteran asked him why he protested FOR the Vietnam war but then didn't serve. Obama doesn't even have to say anything. Just let Rmoney squirm. His lies HAVE to be called out, and this will be a great time to do it.

[Dawson Leery]

1. Should Rmoney repeat last weeks performance, he will do to the audience

what he did to Jim Lerher, that will backfire.

[jenmito]

4. He wouldn't get away with it this time.

Obama (and hopefully the moderator) learned from last week.

[livetohike]

2. Wonder if the audience members are pre-selected and the questions known

before hand?

If not, Pres. Obama has a distinct advantage. Romney can't "think on his feet", imo.

[Grammy23]

3. Anyone know how the audience will be chosen for the Town Hall debate??

Will they be allowed to ask questions at a microphone? Or will their questions be submitted and read aloud by the moderator?

[jenmito]

5. I think people have a mic. n/t

[Blaukraut]

6. Gallup selects from a pool of Undecideds

http://www.2012presidentialelectionnews.com/2012-debate-schedule/2012-presidential-debate-schedule/

October 16, 2012
President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney Topic: Town meeting format including foreign and domestic policy
Air Time: 9:00-10:30 p.m. Eastern Time
Location: Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York (Tickets)
Sponsor: Commission on Presidential Debates
Participants: President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney
Moderator: Candy Crowley (CNN Chief Political Correspondent)

The second presidential debate will take the form of a town meeting, in which citizens will ask questions of the candidates on foreign and domestic issues. Candidates each will have two minutes to respond, and an additional minute for the moderator to facilitate a discussion. The town meeting participants will be undecided voters selected by the Gallup Organization.

[obnoxiousdrunk]

8. Will Candy read the questions

or will it be the audience member ?

[jenmito]

10. The people ask the questions. n/t

[goclark]

11. she is not my favorite person

[jenmito]

12. She'll mostly be holding the mic for audience members when they ask questions. n/t

[movonne]

13. candy crowley???? why??

[tarheelsunc]

7. I don't really know

He'll probably just weasel his way out of any question, he probably has been preparing for every potential issue in debate camp.

[pnwmom]

9. But the audiences are always made up of so-called Independents

so all we can hope is that they are actual, thinking people.

[starroute]

14. Not independents, unfortunately, but undecideds

And the undecideds this late in the game are generally people who haven't been paying attention and have no clear opinions of their own. Not exactly the bunch you'd pick to ask thoughtful, finely-tuned questions.

[obnoxiousdrunk]

15. these are the

undecideds... http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/undecided-voter/1418227