President
Obama hoped to rebound from a poor performance as he squared off tonight
against Mitt Romney in the second of their three nationally televised debates.
The incumbent
Democrat and his Republican challenger were meeting for 90 minutes at the
Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y., in a debate sponsored by the Commission
on Presidential Debates. Candy Crowley of CNN was the moderator for the
townhall-style meeting, which was to focus on foreign policy.
The debate was
being shown live on network television and C-Span, beginning at 9 p.m.
Boston.com, BostonGlobe.com, and “Political Intelligence” will offer a live
blog below to chronicle the pre-debate proceedings and debate itself.
All three will
also offer contemporaneous fact-checking and analysis from Globe reporters
expert in various fields, creating a unique “second-screen” experience for
viewers seeking additional context for what they are seeing on TV.
The blog will also
serve as a window into the debate to those not near a TV.
Obama and Romney
face a quick turnaround before their next debate. It is scheduled for Monday
night at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Fla.
Vice President Joe
Biden and Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan had their lone debate
last week at Centre College in Danville, Ky.
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