United
States president, Barack Obama and Republican challenger, Mitt Romney were
mostly out of sight as each man prepared for the first nationally televised
debate of the 2012 presidential race, VOA said. Obama was with his campaign
advisors at a resort in Nevada, where he held
a rally for 11,000 people on Sunday outside the city of Las Vegas.
The president joked that he
was "just OK" at debating compared to Romney, whom he described as a
"good debater." But Obama said he wanted tomorrow's debate to be
about more than which candidate can deliver the best "zingers"
memorable phrases aimed at mocking or embarrassing an opponent. "But what
I'm most concerned about is having a serious discussion about what we need to
do to keep the country growing and restore security for hard working
Americans," Obama stated. "That's what people will be listening for,
that's the debate that you deserve." Romney will meet with his advisers in
his home state of Massachusetts Monday before
traveling to Denver, Colorado, the site of Wednesday's debate.
Unlike Romney campaign insiders, one of Romney's Republican allies, New
Jersey Governor Chris Christie, predicted on Sunday that the former Massachusetts governor
will do so well the "whole race is going to turn upside down" the day
after the debate. Recent public opinion polls indicate Obama has a significant
lead over Romney in many of the so-called swing states expected to decide the
November 6 election. The Republican candidate's standing has fallen since a
video surfaced earlier this month showing him telling wealthy supporters that
47 percent of Americans pay no taxes and consider themselves
"victims" entitled to government support
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