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Obama 1 - 1 Romney

Barack Obama rebounds in the second presidential debate, partly thanks to Mitt Romney’s "whole binders full of women" remark, but uncertainty abounds in the homestretch of a race where both candidates look to energise their own supporters and convince the shrinking sliver of undecided voters.

  • Ricki STEVENSON. Founder, Black Paris Tours. Democrats Abroad;
  • Stuart HAUGEN. Former President, Republicans Abroad;
  • Christopher DICKEY. Paris Bureau Chief, Newsweek;
  • Garance FRANKE-RUTA. Senior Politics Editor, The Atlantic (from New York).

Produced by Anelise Borges, François Picard, Mary Colombel, Shamira Muhammad.

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Obama 1 - 1 Romney

In this debate Chris, Ricky and also Garance came out as winners. They kept their cool and were able to be in control, and especially Chris. Sadly Stuart was too much on the defensive and kept interrupting raising his voice and pointing at the others with his pen.

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