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The second round of presidential debate Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, October 17, 2012 BST (REUTERS / Mike Segar)
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VIVAnews - Barack Obama and his challenger, Mitt Romney, arguing to win back public support ahead of the presidential election on 6 November. In the second round of this debate, Obama was determined to appear more aggressive to cover weaknesses in the first round, which is controlled by Romney.
According to Reuters news station, the second round of debate was held at Hofstra University in New York state, on Tuesday night (Wednesday morning GMT). Obama and Romney had to undergo three rounds of debate in three different locations in the middle of the campaign period.
This time in the debate, both candidates are seen by the people who were invited. There are those who had the opportunity to ask questions directly to the candidates.
Moderated by a senior journalist news station CNN, Obama's more aggressive from the start by attacking the economic plan version Romney, Republicans support candidates who had served as governor of Massachusetts.
"Governor Romney said, he has designed a five-point plan ... But, he's only got one, which ensures that a handful of top-class people are treated differently," said Obama. He seemed to insinuate Romney plan economic policy that only benefits wealthy citizens, but at the expense of the majority.
"That is the philosophy of her for working in the private sector, as well as philosophy as governor, as well as a presidential candidate," said Obama, who championed the Republican Party back to lead America for the next four years starting in January 2013.
Instead, Romney accused Obama for letting the economy is stagnant. "The middle class has been hit over the last four years and land the job becomes very scarce," said Romney, who is known as an investment executive before plunging into the political arena.
"We're seeing fewer people working today than when the president [Obama] took office ... We have not achieved the necessary progress to make a lot of people back to work," said Romney, who had the upper hand after, according to some surveys, dominated the first round of debate.
The economic problems had been expected to return to debate the dominant material in the second round. Romney stronghold utilizing the still high level of unemployment in the U.S. - although now down to 7.8 percent - and the budget crisis that hit the Obama administration over the last four years.
Instead, Obama seemed to hurt Romney background as you lift the economy. Known as an investment executive before becoming governor, Romney criticized more concerned with business than closer to the common people. (Art)
