Candidates Saddle Up for High-Stakes Showdown

October 15, 2012 from ABC News

Get ready for a jolting debate as Mitt battles to hang on to his advantage from the last go-round, and Barack struggles to take back the field just 21 days before the election. CNN chief political correspondent Candy Crowley is moderating the second face-off between the men at a town hall meeting at Long Island's Hofstra University.

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