[applause] journals washington live with policy impacts positive dexia. Up, we preview tonights second president ial debate at Washington University in st. Louis. Plus, charlie cook. Rothernberg editor stuart rothenberg. They will also talk about key swing states in the senate and a ofely democratic takeover that chamber. Be sure to watch washington journal live at 7 00 a. M. Eastern. Join the discussion. The 2012 townhall president ial debate between president barack obama and former Massachusetts Governor mitt romney was held at Hofstra University. Moderated by cnns Candy Crowley, this is almost two hours. Ms. Crowley good evening from Hofstra University in hempstead, new york. Im Candy Crowley from cnns state of the union. We are here for the second president ial debate, a town hall, sponsored by the commission on president ial debates. The Gallup Organization chose 82 uncommitted voters from the new york area. Their questions will drive the night. My goal is to give the conversatio
[applause] journals washington live with policy impacts positive dexia. Up, we preview tonights second president ial debate at Washington University in st. Louis. Plus, charlie cook. Rothernberg editor stuart rothenberg. They will also talk about key swing states in the senate and a ofely democratic takeover that chamber. Be sure to watch washington journal live at 7 00 a. M. Eastern. Join the discussion. The 2012 townhall president ial debate between president barack obama and former Massachusetts Governor mitt romney was held at Hofstra University. Moderated by cnns Candy Crowley, this is almost two hours. Ms. Crowley good evening from Hofstra University in hempstead, new york. Im Candy Crowley from cnns state of the union. We are here for the second president ial debate, a town hall, sponsored by the commission on president ial debates. The Gallup Organization chose 82 uncommitted voters from the new york area. Their questions will drive the night. My goal is to give the conversatio
That i supported his action there. I want to underscore the same point the president made. I couldnt agree more about Going Forward but i certainly dont want to go back to the policies of the last four years. Well, there was one of those agreements, in particular, about withdrawing u. S. Troops from afghanistan that got our attention. Watch. Well, were going to be finished by 2014 and when im president , well make sure we bring our troops out by the end of 2014. Keeping them honest, when governor romney was entering the president ial race in june of 2011, he was saying just the opposite. In fact, slamming president obamas timetable for leaving afghanistan. Listen. Announcing a withdrawal date, that was wrong. The taliban may not have watches but they do have calendars. President obama called romney out last night on this point, accusing him of shifting his Foreign Policy positions. Romney didnt disagree with the president and that and of itself might be the most interesting part of all
President obama. With regards to iraq, you and i agreed, i believe, that there should have been a status of forces agreement and i concurred in that and said we should have some number of troops. That was something i concurred with. I believe as the president indicated, and said at the time, that i supported his action there. I want to underscore the same point the president made. I couldnt agree more about Going Forward but i certainly dont want to go back to the policies of the last four years. Well, there was one of those agreements, in particular, about withdrawing u. S. Troops from afghanistan that got our attention. Watch. Well, were going to be finished by 2014 and when im president , well make sure we bring our troops out by the end of 2014. Keeping them honest, when governor romney was entering the president ial race in june of 2011, he was saying just the opposite. In fact, slamming president obamas timetable for leaving afghanistan. Listen. Announcing a withdrawal date, that
With. I believe as the president indicated, and said at the time, that i supported his action there. I want to underscore the same point the president made. I couldnt agree more about Going Forward but i certainly dont want to go back to the policies of the last four years. Well, there was one of those agreements, in particular, about withdrawing u. S. Troops from afghanistan that got our attention. Watch. Well, were going to be finished by 2014 and when im president , well make sure we bring our troops out by the end of 2014. Keeping them honest, when governor romney was entering the president ial race in june of 2011, he was saying just the opposite. In fact, slamming president obamas timetable for leaving afghanistan. Listen. Announcing a withdrawal date, that was wrong. The taliban may not have watches but they do have calendars. President obama called romney out last night on this point, accusing him of shifting his Foreign Policy positions. Romney didnt disagree with the presiden