Despite the debate's stated focus on foreign affairs, time after time the rivals turned the discussion back to the slowly recovering U.S. economy, which polls show is the No. 1 issue for most voters.
President Barack Obama ripped into Mitt Romney's economic blueprint in a town hall style debate Tuesday night, accusing his rival of favoring only a "one-point plan" to help the rich at the expense of the middle class.
Tuesday's debate is the second presidential debate, and the first in the Town Hall format. It will be moderated by CNN's Chief Political Correspondent Candy Crowley and take place at Hofstra University in New York.
President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney sparred aggressively in their first campaign debate Wednesday night over taxes, deficits and strong steps needed to create jobs in a sputtering national economy
Tuesday night's first presidential debate covers domestic policy, and is being moderated by Jim Lehrer at the University of Denver. But what do you think of candidates' comments?