WASHINGTON D.C. - Presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Barack Obama take center stage Wednesday in the first round of presidential debates, giving millions of voters the opportunity to determine which of the two is least prone to political gaffes.
While various polls indicate that President Obama has a distinct edge on his Republican counterpart, Mr. Romney's advisers are working around the clock to ensure that the former Massachusetts governor "doesn't screw up again.'
"These debates are all about giving people a real look at the candidates," said debate moderator Jim Lehrer. "The American public care a great deal about whether Mitt Romney is going to say something that will insult another large demographic, or whether President Obama will accidentally bring up that whole gun-ownership-thing from 2008 again."
"A candidate's ability to avoid using, say, an embarrassing double entendre or an ill-judged quip that would ultimately end up going viral on YouTube is certainly going to be the main focus of Wednesday's debate."
Meanwhile, blooper-enthusiasts believe that the subsequent vice-presidential debates between candidates Joe Biden and Paul Ryan may draw even higher ratings when it airs nationally on October 11.
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