Meeting
"town hall", which was held to confront President Barack Obama with his
rival Mitt Romney on Tuesday (16/10) night (Wednesday pm), could be the
most interesting debate between them, provided the event moderator to
take control as he promised .Candy Crowley of CNN will host the evening debate will take place at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York, in front of about 80 people, who have decided to choose which one of the two presidential candidates. Eight hundred people will attend after a selection by the Gallup poll.
The format of the debate, which came into use 20 years ago, provides an opportunity to show off the power of three times to Obama and Romney to deliver material in person to the American voters when they are asking questions about domestic and foreign policy.
However, both sides in a memo apparently agreed to try and limit the role of Crowley during the debate because it feared he would use the opportunity to drive the audience questions or strayed from the topic. "To set the time to talk for two minutes, the moderator will not repeat questions or ask a new topic," according to a copy of the memo obtained by TIME magazine on Sunday.
"Moderators will not follow up on any questions or comments on the questions raised by the audience or the responses of the candidates during the debate or otherwise to intervene," but pointed to the questioners, affirming a deadline or invite responses.
There is no evidence to suggest that Crowley was a part of the deal, and he emphasized his intention to expand the conversation if necessary. "That place is filled by the questioner, there will be time for me to say, 'Hey, wait, what about the X, Y and Z? Alternatively you said this, you said it,'" Crowley told CNN earlier this month.
Crowley will meet with the audience before the debate took place, and on that occasion they will reveal the question of what is to be conveyed to the two candidates. "He (Crowley) will take full responsibility regarding what questions will be asked, the order of questions, and he would invite the participation of citizens," said Peter Eyre, media liaison officer to the Commission on Presidential Debates, which has sponsored the debate since 1988.
The first presidential candidate debate in Denver, Colorado, brings to both Obama and Romney stood at the podium while the moderator sat at the table and the audience was asked to remain silent during the event that lasted 90 minutes.
With the possibility of 10 million people watched the debate on Tuesday, Obama is under pressure to perform better.
Experts say that the format is more intimate and informal help President Obama to shine if he uses his skills to deal with people.
Romney has been criticized for appearing in a series of campaigns and rigid television interview.
Serious personality may have helped him in the first debate, but he had to adjust again to face the next debate Tuesday.
