Now, tonights program is unlike any other president ial debate in history were making history now and its pretty exciting. An independent polling firm has selected an audience of 209 uncommitted voters from this area. The candidates will be asked questions by these voters on a topic of their choosing anything they want to ask about. My job as moderator is to, you know, take care of the questioning, ask questions myself, if i think there needs to be continuity and balance, and sometimes i might ask the candidates to respond to what another candidate may have said. Now, the format has been agreed to by representatives of both the republican and democratic campaigns. And there is no subject matter that is restricted anything goes, we can ask anything. After the debate, the candidates will have an opportunity to make a closing statement. So, president bush, i think you said it earlier, lets get it on. Pres. Bush lets go. Ms. Simpson and i think the first question is over here. Yes, id like
Republican nominee, president george bush. The independent, ross perot. And governor bill clinton, the democratic nominee. My name is Carol Simpson and i will be the moderator for tonights 90minute debate which is coming to you from the campus of the university of richmond in richmond, virginia. Now tonights program is unlike any other president ial debate in history. Were making history now and its pretty exciting. An independent polling firm has selected an audience of 209 uncommitted voters from this area. The candidates will be asked questions by these voters on a topic of their choosing, anything they want to ask about. My job as moderator is to, you know, take care of the questioning, ask questions myself if i think there needs to be continuity and balance and sometimes i might ask the president to respond to what another candidate may have said. The format has been agreed to by representatives of both the republican and democratic campaigns. And there is no subject matter that i
This and reform the irs and our tax code. You need to go to better. Gop and see what our solutions are. We need to go from being seen as just an Opposition Party to being a proposition party. And that is exactly what we are doing. We are showing you, our fellow citizens, that we as republicans, that we as conservatives have answers and solutions to this countrys big problems. And i just want to tell you something. We have got a responsibility for ourselves right here in wisconsin. Weve got a responsibility right here in wisconsin. And our responsibility right here in wisconsin is to make sure that we do not send Russ Feingold to the United States senate to join the liberal progressives, giving us liberal judges. Weve got to do everything for ron johnson, to make sure ron johnson is and stays and remains our United States senator. This is something that is right here within our power. This is something that we as wisconsinites need to do. So i just want to say to all of you for fall fes
This and reform the irs and our tax code. You need to go to better. Gop and see what our solutions are. We need to go from being seen as just an Opposition Party to being a proposition party. And that is exactly what we are doing. We are showing you, our fellow citizens, that we as republicans, that we as conservatives have answers and solutions to this countrys big problems. And i just want to tell you something. We have got a responsibility for ourselves right here in wisconsin. Weve got a responsibility right here in wisconsin. And our responsibility right here in wisconsin is to make sure that we do not send Russ Feingold to the United States senate to join the liberal progressives, giving us liberal judges. Weve got to do everything for ron johnson, to make sure ron johnson is and stays and remains our United States senator. This is something that is right here within our power. This is something that we as wisconsinites need to do. So i just want to say to all of you for fall fes
The candidates are the republican nominee, president george bush, the independent, ross perot, and governor bill clinton, the democratic nominee. My name is Carole Simpson and i will be the moderator for tonights 90 minutes debate coming to you from the campus of the university of richmond in virginia. Now tonights program is unlike , any other president ial debate in history were making history now and its pretty exciting. An independent polling firm has selected an audience of 209 uncommitted voters from this area. The candidates will be asked questions by these voters on a topic of their choosing anything they want to ask about. My job as moderator is to, you know, take care of the questioning, ask questions myself if i think there needs to be continuity and balance, and sometimes i might ask the candidates to respond to what another candidate may have said. Now the format has been agreed to by representatives of both the republican and democratic campaigns. And there is no subject