Daily News Article - October 8, 2008
1. Who was the moderator of the Oct. 7 townhall presidential debate?
2. Who wrote the questions the candidates were asked?
3. Who chose the questions that were used in the debate?
4. On what two topics did the questions mostly focus?
5. a) What top issues mentioned in the article were not included in the questions? (Add some of your own.)
b) What problem should voters have with the focus of the debate?
6. What was supposed to be significant about last night's townhall debate, according to the Commission on Presidential Debates?
7. a) Re-read the questions that were asked during last night's townhall debate. Which did you think were the most important? Which do you think were the least important? Explain your answer.
b) What question do you think the moderator should have asked but didn't? (Remember, tens of thousands of questions were submitted online. It is likely that any reasonable question you have was submitted, but not chosen.)