How Is The Debate STRUCTURED Tonight? I Know It's Town Hall Style, But

[Beetwasher]

Is it going to be structured the same way as the last debate? 2 minute response to a question, with a 90 second rebuttal and a chance for an additional 30 secs each?

Will there be lights again? Etc...

[grasswire]

1. the candidates will...

...be physically far apart. That much I heard last night.

[DemsUnited]

2. Good questions ...

I would add what are the rules on standing/sitting? Will the person who isn't answering be required to sit while his opponent talks? I can just picture the jack in the box effect -- sit, stand, sit -- every two minutes.

[nostamj]

3. some details...

they will be seated at 'swivel' chairs and they can pick up a mike and move around during responses.

i did not catch anything on the timing but would expect it to be the same (it would be unlikely that the bushies would ask * to understand more than one set of timing rules)

nothing about lights, but since there are no podiums, I would expect something in front of the moderator...

[StlMo]

4. Links to debate format:

What should Kerry say tonight in the second presidential debate?
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=1003981&mesg_id=1003981

Commission Statement on October 8, 2004 Town Hall Style Debate
http://www.debates.org/pages/news_041007a.html

[Beetwasher]

5. Thanks, But The Details Are Vague

No indication of how much time they will have to respond or whether there will be rebuttals etc...