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bigdarryl

(13,190 posts) Tue Oct 2, 2012, 02:26 PM Oct 2012

Everybody is talking about Romney and Obama what there going to do in the debate

What about Jim Lehrer we don't know how he's going to format this debate.

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Everybody is talking about Romney and Obama what there going to do in the debate (Original Post) bigdarryl Oct 2012 OP

There will be 6 15-minute segments... gkhouston Oct 2012 #1

Anyone know if there will be cheering sections? nickn777 Oct 2012 #2

gkhouston

(21,642 posts)

1. There will be 6 15-minute segments...

Reply to bigdarryl (Original post)

Tue Oct 2, 2012, 02:40 PM

Oct 2012

http://www.debates.org/index.php?mact=News,cntnt01,detail,0&cntnt01articleid=41&cntnt01origid=15&cntnt01detailtemplate=newspage&cntnt01returnid=80

Not clear to me if the candidates can ask each other questions or if this is just a joint press conference.

edited to add:

The moderator will open each segment with a question, after which each candidate will have two minutes to respond. The moderator will use the balance of the time in the segment for a discussion of the topic.

Got that from http://www.debates.org/index.php?page=format

nickn777

(257 posts)

2. Anyone know if there will be cheering sections?

Reply to bigdarryl (Original post)

Tue Oct 2, 2012, 03:01 PM

Oct 2012

...i know applause is usually allowed but sometimes they explicity prohibit any noise from the audience....

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