October 17, 2012 -- Updated 0146 GMT (0946 HKT)
Republican presidential candidate
Mitt Romney and U.S. President Barack Obama shake hands following the
second presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York,
on Tuesday, October 16, moderated by CNN's Candy Crowley. See the best photos of the first presidential debate.
President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama embrace after the debate.
President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama embrace after the debate.
U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney point fingers at each other.
U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney point fingers at each other.
U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney speak over each other.
U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney speak over each other.
President Obama and Republican presidential nominee Romney point the finger at each other.
President Obama and Republican presidential nominee Romney point the finger at each other.
CNN's Candy Crowley
moderates the second presidential debate between President Obama and
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney.
CNN's Candy Crowley
moderates the second presidential debate between President Obama and
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney.
President Obama and Romney clash during the debate.
President Obama and Romney clash during the debate.
Romney and President Obama interrupt each other during the debate.
Romney and President Obama interrupt each other during the debate.
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and U.S. President Barack Obama debate.
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and U.S. President Barack Obama debate.
U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney both speak at the same time.
U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney both speak at the same time.
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and President Obama go head to head.
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and President Obama go head to head.
Romney gestures to make a point as President Obama looks on.
Romney gestures to make a point as President Obama looks on.
U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney square off.
U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney square off.
U.S. President Barack Obama listens to Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney.
U.S. President Barack Obama listens to Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney.
President Obama promotes his policies as Mitt Romney listens.
President Obama promotes his policies as Mitt Romney listens.
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney addresses a question as President Obama listens.
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney addresses a question as President Obama listens.
President Obama awaits his turn to speak.
President Obama awaits his turn to speak.
U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney greet the audience.
U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney greet the audience.
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and U.S. President Barack Obama greet each other on stage.
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and U.S. President Barack Obama greet each other on stage.
U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney shake hands.6.
U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney shake hands.6.
President Obama and Republican presidential candidate Romney shake hands before the start of the debate.
President Obama and Republican presidential candidate Romney shake hands before the start of the debate.
Moderator Candy Crowley of CNN speaks to the audience prior to the start of a town hall-style presidential debate.
Moderator Candy Crowley of CNN speaks to the audience prior to the start of a town hall-style presidential debate.
Ann Romney, wife of
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, speaks with members of
the audience before the start of the second presidential debate at
Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York, on Tuesday, October 16.
Ann Romney, wife of
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, speaks with members of
the audience before the start of the second presidential debate at
Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York, on Tuesday, October 16.
First lady Michelle Obama awaits the start of the second presidential debate.
First lady Michelle Obama awaits the start of the second presidential debate.
Republican
presidential candidate Mitt Romney and his wife Ann await the start of
the second presidential debate in a holding room.
Republican
presidential candidate Mitt Romney and his wife Ann await the start of
the second presidential debate in a holding room.
The audience gathers in the stands prior to the start of the presidential debate on Tuesday.
The audience gathers in the stands prior to the start of the presidential debate on Tuesday.
Co-chairs Frank
Fahrenkopf, left, and Mike McCurry of the Commission on Presidential
Debates speak in the lead up to the town hall-style debate.
Co-chairs Frank
Fahrenkopf, left, and Mike McCurry of the Commission on Presidential
Debates speak in the lead up to the town hall-style debate.
Audience members take photographs while they wait for the debate to begin.
Audience members take photographs while they wait for the debate to begin.
Members of the audience have taken their seats.
Members of the audience have taken their seats.
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STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- How well candidates connect with audience members could affect outcome
- Obama must overcome passive first performance without overdoing it
- Women's issues are one area Obama must exploit if he wants to maintain their support
- Strong debate will result in flood of contributions, much needed in stretch run ad blitz
Hempstead, New York (CNN) -- President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney
face off Tuesday in the second of their three debates, this one in a
town hall-style setting in which they'll take questions from likely
voters.
The stakes couldn't be
higher: Obama must get his campaign back on track after a poor
performance in the first debate that left Democrats demoralized and
Obama's lead evaporating both in national polls and those in key
battleground states. For Romney, who polls among voters showed won the
first debate overwhelmingly, a second strong performance would boost his
momentum going into the third debate next Monday and the final two
weeks before Election Day.
Here are five things to watch for on Tuesday:
1. Connecting with the audience
Republican
presidential candidate Mitt Romney and U.S. President Barack Obama
shake hands following the second presidential debate at Hofstra
University in Hempstead, New York, on Tuesday, October 16, moderated by
CNN's Candy Crowley. See the best photos of the first presidential
debate.
President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama embrace after the debate.
U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney point fingers at each other.
U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney speak over each other.
President Obama and Republican presidential nominee Romney point the finger at each other.
CNN's
Candy Crowley moderates the second presidential debate between President
Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney.
President Obama and Romney clash during the debate.
Romney and President Obama interrupt each other during the debate.
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and U.S. President Barack Obama debate.
U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney both speak at the same time.
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and President Obama go head to head.
Romney gestures to make a point as President Obama looks on.
U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney square off.
U.S. President Barack Obama listens to Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney.
President Obama promotes his policies as Mitt Romney listens.
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney addresses a question as President Obama listens.
President Obama awaits his turn to speak.
U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney greet the audience.
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and U.S. President Barack Obama greet each other on stage.
U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney shake hands.6.
President Obama and Republican presidential candidate Romney shake hands before the start of the debate.
Moderator Candy Crowley of CNN speaks to the audience prior to the start of a town hall-style presidential debate.
Ann
Romney, wife of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, speaks
with members of the audience before the start of the second presidential
debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York, on Tuesday,
October 16.
First lady Michelle Obama awaits the start of the second presidential debate.
Republican
presidential candidate Mitt Romney and his wife Ann await the start of
the second presidential debate in a holding room.
The audience gathers in the stands prior to the start of the presidential debate on Tuesday.
Co-chairs
Frank Fahrenkopf, left, and Mike McCurry of the Commission on
Presidential Debates speak in the lead up to the town hall-style debate.
Audience members take photographs while they wait for the debate to begin.
Members of the audience have taken their seats.
The second presidential debate
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The second presidential debate
Remember
George H.W. Bush checking his watch? Or Al Gore invading George W.
Bush's personal space? The town hall format for presidential debates
hasn't always been kind to candidates. Here are a few moments when
things didn't go so well.
During
the 2008 presidential town hall debate, GOP candidate John McCain
wandered around stage as Democratic nominee Barack Obama tackled
questions.
During
the 2008 presidential town hall debate, GOP candidate John McCain
wandered around stage as Democratic nominee Barack Obama tackled
questions.
President
George W. Bush had a hard time coming up with three wrong decisions
that he'd made in response to a question from an audience member during
the town hall debate in 2004 at Washington University in St. Louis.
President
George W. Bush had a hard time coming up with three wrong decisions
that he'd made in response to a question from an audience member during
the town hall debate in 2004 at Washington University in St. Louis.
In 2000, Vice President Al Gore invaded GOP rival George W. Bush's personal space, which made for an uncomfortable moment.
In 2000, Vice President Al Gore invaded GOP rival George W. Bush's personal space, which made for an uncomfortable moment.
President George H.W. Bush looked at his watch during a question at a town hall debate in 1992.
President George H.W. Bush looked at his watch during a question at a town hall debate in 1992.
Past town hall debate moments
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Town Hall Debate Moments
Unlike the first
presidential showdown in Denver two weeks ago, this debate will include a
town hall audience of approximately 80 undecided voters, some of whom
will get the chance to ask questions to the two candidates.
It's a completely different dynamic than the first face-off between the president and the Republican nominee.
"The challenge is that
they've got to connect, not just with the people that are looking into
the television and watching them, but to the people that are on the
stage with them," the debate's moderator, CNN Chief Political
Correspondent Candy Crowley, said.
"They have to keep those
folks in mind. It's a much more intimate and up close adventure with
voters. The candidate that makes a connection with the person asking the
question is also making a better connection with the person back at
home," added Crowley, who's also the host of CNN's "State of the Union."
With no podium to hide
behind in Tuesday's debate, the candidates' style and body language will
be in the spotlight. If you don't think this matters, flash back 20
years to the first town hall-style presidential debate when
then-President George H.W. Bush repeatedly checked his watch. It was a
sign, some thought, that the incumbent would rather have been anywhere
else than debating Democratic challenger Bill Clinton.
The Arkansas governor
highlighted his ability to connect to voters by walking towards the town
hall audience when answering a question about the recession.
Democratic strategist
and CNN contributor Paul Begala, who was chief strategist for Clinton's
campaign, agrees with Crowley on the importance of connecting with the
audience.
"If you do that -- with
empathy, compassion, understanding and cool strength -- you will win the
debate and the election," said Begala, who's a senior adviser for a
pro-Obama super PAC.
2. Find a warm place
After a lackluster
performance in the first debate, it's obvious the president needs to
step it up in Round 2. Even Obama himself admits he was flat in the
face-off in Denver, telling ABC News, "I had a bad night."
The big question is how aggressive will the president be in this second showdown?
Obama needs to look like
a fighter. The normally cool president needs to heat it up, but he
can't come off looking overly aggressive or negative. That might smack
of desperation.
"Don't over-correct.
Don't go from being too passive in the first debate to too aggressive in
the second," Begala cautioned. "You need the Goldilocks Strategy: Not
as cool as the first debate, not as hot as Vice President Joe Biden."
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