The debate format didn't give Paul the time to explain all of this.
The current debate format, three presidential, one vice presidential, began in 1988 when the Commission on Presidential Debates was started.
One problem with the serial Republican debate format is that it is conducive to excessive attacks, including those born out of desperation.
The topic is foreign policy and the moderator will be Bob Schieffer, host of Face the Nation on CBS. The format for the debate will be identical to the first presidential debate.
But with a real stage in the second debate (because of the townhall format), a different approach was required.
The topic will be foreign policy and the format of the debate will be identical to the first.
Early in the town hall-format debate held at Washington University in St.
"Third, the format of the second debate, with the candidates sitting around a table instead of standing behind lecterns, plays to Bush's strength, " he said.
"Here we are watching the debate hoping this is a good format for John McCain to excel at, and the first thing he does is spring this on us, " Lewis said.
The format for the traditional end-of-term debate was set by the Backbench Business Committee.
Tuesday's debate is the second in the series of three presidential debates, but the format is much different than the other two events.
The format for Round Three was supposed to be the same as that of the First Debate.
It's only the second time such a debate has taken place -- Democratic candidates duked it out in a similar format this past summer.
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