OCTOBER PRESIDENTIAL / VICE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE MODERATORS ANNOUNCED............

The Commission on Presidential Debates announced the four moderators today of the 3 Presidential, and 1 Vice Presidential Debates between President Obama and Governor Romney, as well as Vice President Biden and Representative Ryan.  The first Debate on Wednesday October 3rd, between Obama and Romney, will be moderated by Jim Lehrer, of  PBS; Candy Crowley, of CNN, will conduct a Town Hall meeting style Debate format discussion between Romney and Obama, on Tuesday October 16th.  Bob Schieffer, of CBS News will lead the Monday October 22nd Obama / Romney Debate.  The face-off  between Biden / Ryan  has as it's moderator Martha Raddatz, of ABC News.  In announcing these two veteran Presidential Debate moderators, Lehrer and Schieffer; and two first time Presidential / Vice Presidential Debate faciltators, Crowley and Raddatz, the non partisan Commission Co-Chairmen, Frank Fahrenkopf and Mike McCurry, said, "These journalists bring extensive experience to the job of moderating and understand the importance of using the extended time periods to maximum benefit.  We are grateful for their willingness to moderate, and are confident the public will learn more about the candidates and the issues as a result".  Crowley and Raddatz will be the first two women since 1992, to be conducting one of these very widely watched candidate exchanges.  CNN, in a recent poll found that 57% of Americans say these Debates are very important to deciding who they will vote for to be President............tdp