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Jim Lehrer was a great moderator in his day. But his day has passed! It is time to get another moderator that can ask questions that will make both candidates think and answer the questions that Americans want answers to in order to make a informed decision

I was disillusioned and disheartened by President Obama's debate performance, and the basic problem needs to be addressed in order to proceed to a fair election.

Mr. Romney appeared to be debating under influence. He appeared, acted, and sounded too buzzed. Is there a guideline and testing set up for detecting possible abuse?

I watched with amazement at how many positions that we Democrats believe and watched Romney quickly "adopt" them just enough to make himself appear moderate and THEN I kept waiting for Obama to nail Romney on having done so. ONLY ONCE did Obama call his hand! One time when Obama used the "never mind" comment. The White House adviser needs to also be FIRED!

With all due respect, last night's moderator was an utter embarrassment and did an awful job. He lost control from the beginning and showed a biase toward one of the candidates. We need a nuetral moderator who can take charge, keep the candidates on track and who can graciously, yet firmly, stop the candidates when it's time to move on. Equal time for both candidates is necessary and deserved. My kudos to the President for having class and not stooping to the level that Romney did by his constant interruptions and rambling. It is with great hope that the next rounds will be equal and controlled. Tom Brokaw, Brian Williams or even Chuck Todd are my suggestions.

During the debates, factcheck.org should be consulted and lies should be exposed for what they are to the viewing public!

President Obama represents tens of millions of moderate Americans against the selfish uber-rich and tea party obsessives. Debating their candidate effectively and aggressively is part of his job. If he fails again as he did in the first debate, we will get a new generation of Scalias and neocon wars. Act like a President, sir, not Mr. Nice Guy law professor!

Please help end religious privilege and help reduce the national debt by taxing all religious organizations!

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I know how important this election is even if my voting age kids are a bit oblivious. Obama needs to stop thinking everybody should love him. He needs to be a fighter, to MAN UP! Go after Romney, not defend his punches.

Usually, the old bait and switch tactic refers to telling lies to get you to buy something and then switching products. Tonight was saw the switch take place BEFORE buying the product in an opposite approach. All along, he's told us the truth about what he would do with taxes, Medicare, foreign policy, etc., but tonight, he switched before we could take the bait because the bait wasn't working. Nobody was buying. Easy fix: change the product to look more like the winning team even if the real Romney plan bears no resemblance. Personally, I was appalled at the gall of a man running for the highest office in the land to blatantly deny his own plans and policies. I think it might have even thrown Obama off his game to actually hear Romney deny and lie to the President and the people of this country. I was saddened by the extent he went to improve his chances. It was a terrible example to set for his 5 sons, if nothing else.