U.S. President Barack Obama (R) and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney attend the second presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York state, the United States, Oct. 16, 2012. (Xinhua/Wang Lei)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- Both U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney have been working hard over the weekend in preparation for their last presidential debate of this election cycle scheduled for Monday night, with fresh attacks being exchanged at each other before the final face-off.
The third and final debate between Obama and Romney is due to take place in Boca Raton, the U.S. state of Florida, with its focus on foreign policy. Stakes are running high for the two candidates, as Romney's landslide victory in the Oct. 3 presidential debate, the first of the kind, served as a boost to his support ratings while Obama's more aggressive performance in the second debate on Tuesday has been expected to hold back the waning momentum after the first one.
Obama has been hunkering down in Camp David since Friday till Monday morning to prep for the final showdown in a debate hall. Romney will also be preparing with aides in Florida during the weekend.
Both of them left their running mates as surrogates on the campaign trail towards battle grounds. Vice President Joe Biden and his challenger Paul Ryan were due to show up in campaign events in Florida and Ohio, respectively, the two swing states key to the result of the Nov.6 Election.
The two campaign teams also traded assaults over each other's agenda in preparation for Monday's presidential debate.
"The Obama campaign has become the incredible shrinking campaign," Romney told the audience at a rally in Daytona Beach, Florida, Friday night. The former Massachusetts governor also accused Obama's re-election campaign with "no agenda for the future, no agenda for America, no agenda for the second term."
The Obama campaign on Friday also coined a term "Romnesia" to describe Romney's shifting positions. The term has gone viral on the Internet.
A latest Gallup poll released on Friday showed more Americans believed Obama did a better job than Romney during the second presidential debate, by 51 percent to 38 percent. The rating showed a sharp reversal from the first presidential debate for which Romney was regarded as a landslide winner by 72 percent.
HEMPSTEAD, United States, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama outperformed his Republican challenger Mitt Romney Tuesday evening at their second debate, pulling almost even their support in the last stretch of this election cycle. Full story
HEMPSTEAD, United States, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama and his Republican challenger Mitt Romney fired up over economic issues Tuesday in the second presidential debate, which was held just three weeks before the November election.
Stakes were high for both candidates as Obama tried hard to put his re-election bid back on track after a subdued performance in the first debate and Romney strived to keep the Republican momentum rolling.
As most of the time in the campaign trail, economic issues including jobs, oil prices and taxes dominated the debate. Full story
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"I'm the president and I'm always responsible," Obama said in the high-stake debate with his Republican rival Mitt Romney.Full story
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- Both U.S. presidential candidates' ability to connect with viewers will be the most important aspect of Tuesday night's presidential debate, which could give President Barack Obama an advantage over his Republican challenger Mitt Romney, experts said.
Indeed, the debate's town-hall forum is all about being folksy and portraying oneself as attuned to the needs of the average Americans, rather than paying attention to the finer points of policy.Full story
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