A crucial 90 minutes in race tonight - Boston.com [dayinformations.blogspot.com]
NEW YORK â€" President Obama and Mitt Romney enter the second presidential debate Tuesday night with vital missions: The incumbent needs to display the urgency he lacked in the first debate, while the challenger is hoping to build on his momentum of the past 10 days.
With Super Bowl-size audiences tuning into what has become a weekly political miniseries, President Obama cannot afford another performance like the one he had in Denver â€" where even supporters said he was lackluster and timid.
“Campaigns have pivot points, and we’re at one right now in the presidential campaign. This is one that can go in one direction or another,†said Democratic strategist Tad Devine. “If Romney cleans Obama’s clock again, it could change the outcome of the election.â€
Obama has spent the past three days in Williamsburg, Va., near three golf courses he didn’t play, a Ferrari convention he didn’t attend, and a historic Colonial village he didn’t visit. Senator John Kerry, the Massachusetts Democrat, has been by his side, playing the role of Romney in mock debates. Kerry was spotted by reporters carrying a massive binder.
Romney spent the day in Massachusetts, spending several hours on last-minute debate preparations with his top aides.
The debate, at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y., starts at 9 p.m. and will be televised by all major cable and network stations. It will focus on both domestic and foreign policy and will be in a town hall format, providing an opportunity for unpredictable moments.
Before the candidates ever took the stage, the machinations began.
The campaigns had mutually agreed to a format that would not allow for follow-up questions during a town hall debate â€" but moderator Candy Crowley of CNN and the Commission on Presidential Debates were not part of that agreement, creating a last-minute wrinkle.
Romney and Obama are both practiced speechmakers when using teleprompters and prepared remarks, but are known to skirt press conferences and off-the-cuff events where they might get curveball questions.
The debate audience will consist of about 80 undecided voters from Nassau County, and their questions will be submitted to debate organizers in advance.
Because the format is designed to put the candidates before undecided voters who have direct questions, it may be more difficult for Obama to directly rebut Romney with the forcefulness that he lacked when they were both behind podiums in the last debate.
The town hall format was introduced two decades ago, and over the years it has provided some memorable moments.
In 1992,George H.W. Bush came across as impatient when he was caught looking down at his watch, and snippy with a voter who asked about the national debt. Bill Clinton, who exuded empathy, was considered to have won the debate.
In 2000, when Al Gore stood too close to George W. Bush as his rival spoke, Bush looked at him quizzically and the crowd laughed. In 2008, John McCain was mocked for seeming to wander around the stage as Obama spoke.
One of the knocks against Romney is that he struggles to connect with average voters. Some of Romney’s biggest gaffes on the campaign trail have come in response to voters’ questions at town hall meetings.
But debates of any format loom large in a race as tight as this one has become.
“For us, we think these are a great opportunity for a huge number of American citizens to get a look at Mitt Romney and size him up as a potential president,†said Tom Rath, a Romney adviser and veteran Republican operative in New Hampshire. “It’s close. Everybody knows it’s close. This election has yet to be decided â€" and when you’re running against an incumbent president and you’re the challenger that’s a pretty good place to be three weeks out.â€
The race appeared to be tilting decidedly in Obama’s favor just two weeks ago, with Romney’s campaign roiling from an ill-timed response on an attack in Libya and the release of a secretly recorded fund-raiser video in which Romney in May said that 47 percent of Americans considered themselves “victims,†and refused to take personal responsibility for their lives.
But Obama didn’t bring up any of Romney’s perceived shortcomings in the first debate, and rarely challenged Romney as the former governor staked out a more moderate tone than he did in the Republican primary race.
Romney’s approach worked, and he immediately surged in national polls and in many of the swing states where the election will be decided.
“You should expect that he’s going to be firm but respectful in correcting the record and the times we expect Mitt Romney will hide from and distort his own policies,†Jen Psaki, an Obama spokeswoman, told reporters in Virginia. “He’s energized and I expect he will also be making a passionate case.â€Continued...
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Find More A crucial 90 minutes in race tonight - Boston.com Articles Question by jbgot2bfree: Why is there no spell checking for the "additional information" box when you ask a question? This section, the "Add details" does not get spell checked and it really should. Please help us not look like total fools and allow spell checking here. Everyone will thank you. In fact, ANY text area where you expect to enter more than a few words should have a spell check option. Last time I entered a question like this in this catagory(sp) I got a response froma team member pretty quick. It didn't help anything really, but I did get a response. Seems to me that this should be an easy fix. BTW, this "Details" boxs does not have a spell checker. Yahoo does not recognize Google, that is funny and petty at the same time. They have to realize that people use all tools on the web, Yahoo and Google alike. And while Yahoo is ok, Google does tend to produce more relavent search results. Oh well, guess corporate fighting trumps the users. Best answer for Why is there no spell checking for the "additional information" box when you ask a question?:
Answer by joecseko
You're not alone here my friend. http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AqloVDpeeJANLHrhJzwAv63sy6IX?qid=20061022064815AAs0fot http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Auw94VQPOudAYckTRuk_Eqbsy6IX?qid=20061022072207AAxdOtZ http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AhV4tQq0dIXe3Uk03oWG3Rjsy6IX?qid=20061022065120AAmo3A3 They fall way short of the mark in the size of the domain as well.I had to stop using the darn thing because even when I hit ignore sometimes it blanks out the last three letters of the word.And I know I'm spelling these scientific terms correctly. I'm a pretty astute speller but sometimes it's hard to proof read because you know what you intended to say and just go right by some misspellings because in your mind you know what you were trying to say.I've done this several times in my additional details. And finally another of my old questions. http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Ak1I_u62yf6FSqA1lTTlAGPsy6IX?qid=20060823052830AAD7D5o Edit:I sent my question about the improvements to the YA Team once I had chosen a best answer.As I will this on once this one is resolved.
Answer by Princess T
I don't know but I really wish there were. We should send an email to who ever runs this thing.
Answer by Theandysullivan
R you up aon a soapboxx heer I donnnot get it?
Answer by Patricia Lidia
this is a question the editors/managers should answer.
Answer by Kaye
as disappointed as I am in Yahoo answers...... This is the best question of the day!!!
Answer by Rich Z
I wondered why also. It should be there, in the Source box, and in the Comments box. I also think they need to tweak the dictionary with it. Did you notice Google is never recognized by Yahoo's spell checker?. Even Microsoft recognizes Apple in their spell checker and they are certainly very competitive companies.
Answer by cdhpotter
I agree. If I'm not sure of a spelling I type it in the question box, check it, then copy/paste to the details box. There are many areas of opportunity for improvement on Y!A.
Answer by Debra D
I'm just praying for grammar checking.
Answer by Mandi
I agree, but at least you really do not need it.
Answer by lcraesharbor
I'm pretty sure IE 7 has spell check built in. If it doesn't, or you're not an IE fan, Firefox 2.0 does. It doesn't address Yahoo's slacking, but it's a good solution.
Answer by Manisha
I agree with you.... However I really don't think that with all the languages that are used and all the acronyms that are used in the answers, that it will be possible or viable... Also it will slow down the system a lot with the volumes that there are
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