A debate preview

Posted to Live Blog: Second presidential debate by Mary Daly at 7:17 p.m., Oct. 7, 2008

Tonight's town-hall meeting presidential debate gives both candidates a chance to turn the tide of the race.

The 90-minute meeting at Belmont University in Nashville is the second of three debates between Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., and Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz.

Coming just one month before Election Day, traditionally a time when undecided voters are making up their minds, each candidate has the opportunity to gain supporters.

The candidates will be asked questions and then given the chance to debate his opponent's responses. Tom Brokaw of NBC will be the moderator.

The questions will be regarding domestic and foreign policy.

Whitney Williams, a member of the Legion of Black Collegians and NAACP said she wanted to hear the candidates discuss the economic bailout plan and their health care plans.

"I want to hear about the bailout," Williams said. "They were not as clear as I wanted them to be. I also want to hear about McCain's health care position because I haven't heard much about it and I want Obama to go into more depth about this."

The debate, sponsored by the Commission on Presidential Debates, begins at 8 p.m.