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Patch Is Collecting Questions for Obama and Romney During the Next Presidential Debate

If you have a question for the candidates, submit it in the comments section below and it could be asked during the televised Oct. 16 Town Hall Presidential Debate.

If last Wednesday’s presidential debate left you with more questions than answers, here’s your chance for the presidential candidates to address the issues that most matter to you.

The next presidential debate will be a town hall meeting format at Hofstra University in Long Island, where voters will ask President Obama and Mitt Romney about domestic and foreign policy.

Patch is asking you, our readers, to participate by submitting questions for the candidates.

All you have to do is post your question in the comments section below and we’ll send it to the Commission on Presidential Debates. The Commission is partnering with Patch's parent company Aol, along with Google and Yahoo, to take questions from web users across the country.

Don’t wait until Nov. 6 to have a say in this year’s election. Share your thoughts in the comments!

Please submit your questions by 3 p.m. Tuesday, so we'll have time to collect and send along the best questions.

Jennifer Squires (Editor) October 8, 2012 at 05:42 pm
Via a Facebook fan: How does ones own religion and race shape our outlook?
Tim October 8, 2012 at 06:37 pm
Here are some "tough" questions that Obama may face during the next debate...
1. Mr. President, are you comfortable? Can we get you anything? 2. Mr. President, isn't it true that all of the country's problems are the House GOP's fault? And Bush's fault for putting us in this "mess" 3. Mr. President, what do you think of the Chicago Bears season so far? Would you start the Bears DST in your fantasy league over Baltimore DST? 4. Mr. President, we all know that the college BCS system is a problem. What can you do to ensure all top NCAA football teams get "a fair shot"? 5. Mr. President, what is your favorite beer? 6. Mr. President, isn't it true that it was your intervention that got the NFL and its referees to agree to new contract? Do you think those replacement refs were as bad as Romney would be as President?
Jennifer Squires (Editor) October 8, 2012 at 10:12 pm
Another from FB: How come one doesn't use all their donated campaign money to get America out of the hole???
Tim October 8, 2012 at 10:17 pm
Is that a joke? Combined the two would at most have a total raised of about 1.7 billion. The "hole" is 16 trillion.
Gary Shenfield October 9, 2012 at 12:19 am
Mr. Romney, You have stated that closing tax loopholes would reduce the deficit. Could you name four that are on your list? Can you tell us if what "loopholes" to be cut that would affect the middle class? Would any of the cuts effect your taxes?
Kristin October 9, 2012 at 10:45 am
Mr. Obama.
Our middle class is simply pushed to the limit. Gas, up again, no job loyalty anymore, global economics instead of local economics. There are simply more people on this Earth than necessary jobs no matter how creative you get. The people say to have the rich pay the dept- ok fine, short term thinking and easy pointing finger answer; but really, dept upon dept per country is really the issue, so every government says. I say our USA machine has gotten too complicated. I believe our problem is we've built our economy based on taxes and the trades the government relies on, based on taxes. If the middle class cannot give more, find another barrel. What other barrel shall you find? That would interest me.
Susan October 9, 2012 at 04:01 pm
Mr. Obama, raising the cap on how much income is subject to Social Security taxes from $106,000 to $200,000 would dramatically strengthen our Social Security Trust Fund. However, the extreme right-wing advocates raising the retirement age to 70 or 72. Which option do you support?
Mr. Romney, one of my concerns is for the moral compass and mental fortitude required to lead our great nation. Five of your former high school classmates have expressed remorse for their part in holding down a classmate that was believed to be gay, while you viciously cut his hair off with a scissors. One man said it still haunts him to this day, yet you have said you don't remember the incident. We've all done stupid things in life that we regret, so having more time to reflect, do you still not remember this incident that you allegedly instigated? If not, and considering the extraordinary number of times you've shape shifted your policies and core principles, is there anything wrong with your memory or mental health?
Tim October 9, 2012 at 04:12 pm
Mr. President, why is it that no one has seen of heard from Joe Biden in almost a week? Is it true that your campaign has him locked up in the basement of the White House to prevent him from saying something stupid to the media?
aptospirate October 9, 2012 at 05:05 pm
Man with questions like that you could get a job with CNN,MSNBC,CBS<NBC<ABC<PBS<ect. good one
Rebecca Tait October 9, 2012 at 11:09 pm
Mr president Let's set a National goal like 80% solar by 2020. Let's get it done!
Claudia Cruz (Editor) October 10, 2012 at 02:43 am
So would the question be Rebecca: Can we set a national goal of 80 percent solar energy by 2020? ;-)
Tim October 10, 2012 at 02:44 am
Yes and lets increase the subsidies at taxpayer expense... and while were at it lets add a 20% surtax on fossil fuel to help pay for this farce.
Claudia Cruz (Editor) October 10, 2012 at 03:16 pm
Via Facebook: Mr President and Governor Romney-how do you expect people to make healthy food choices when the largest part of the Farm Bill is devoted to five major commodity crops that have been turned into readily available high energy, low nutrition secondary products that are then sold back to the Government for further subsidy in the various relief programs?

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