The debate is intended to talk about sticky issues but will it be informative or is it just another chance for the two candidates to flash their claws at each other? In the past both Obama and Clinton have made nasty remarks and practiced a round-about way of debating: challenging each other rather than actually answering the questions. Critics argue that the debates are important, but they can become a public performance. They look for the other to falter and take (public) advantage of it. It has been rare in this election that the public actually learns about the candidates’ policies through debates. However, this debate could be especially painful for Obama as he recently referred to gun owners (specifically white, blue-collar citizens) as “bitter” and gun control is expected to be a central issue in the debate. At a rally in California, Obama said small-town Americans“cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren’t like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations” to which Clinton said, “You don’t cling to guns; you enjoy hunting or collecting or sport shooting”. These latest statements are important to Pennsylvania because while Obama counts partially on affluent white votes, it wouldn’t hurt him at all to gain some blue-collar voters. Right now, Clinton is ahead in the polls.

The debate will be aired on several stations and covered extensively by other forms of media.

The election itself will be held this November but in order to vote you need to be registered.

If you have any questions on policy, the best places to turn are www.hillaryclinton.com and www.barackobama.com since CNN and FOX rarely cover policy, just happenings.

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