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Posted: 9/27/2012 5:23:26 PM EST
Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney campaigns at American Legion Post 176 in Springfield, Va., Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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Posted: 9/27/2012 3:13:52 PM EST
FILE - In this Oct. 11, 2000 file photo, Democratic presidential candidate, Vice President Al Gore, right, and Republican presidential candidate Texas Gov. George W. Bush wait for the start of a debate, at Wait Chapel at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, N.C. In presidential politics, everybody's searching for "the moment." The campaigns don't know when or how it will come, but they watch for something _ awkward words or an embarrassing image _ that can break through and become the defining symbol of the other guy's flaws. Now all eyes are on the series of three presidential debates that starts Wednesday. (AP Photo/David Phillip)
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Posted: 9/27/2012 3:13:52 PM EST
FILE - In this Oct. 15, 1992, file photo President George H.W. Bush looks at his watch during the 1992 presidential campaign debate with other candidates, Independent Ross Perot, top, and Democrat Bill Clinton, not shown, at the University of Richmond, Va. In presidential politics, everybody's searching for "the moment." The campaigns don't know when or how it will come, but they watch for something _ awkward words or an embarrassing image _ that can break through and become the defining symbol of the other guy's flaws. Now all eyes are on the series of three presidential debates that starts Wednesday. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds, File)
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Posted: 9/27/2012 3:13:52 PM EST
FILE - This Oct. 28, 1980 black-and-white file photo shows President Jimmy Carter, left, and Republican Presidential candidate Ronald Reagan shake hands after debating in the Cleveland Music Hall in Cleveland. In presidential politics, everybody's searching for "the moment." The campaigns don't know when or how it will come, but they watch for something _ awkward words or an embarrassing image _ that can break through and become the defining symbol of the other guy's flaws. Now all eyes are on the series of three presidential debates that starts Wednesday. (AP Photo/Madeline Drexler, File)
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Posted: 9/27/2012 3:13:52 PM EST
FILE - In this April 16, 2008 file photo, Democratic presidential hopefuls, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., and Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., return from a commercial break during their debate at the National Constitution Center, in Philadelphia. In presidential politics, everybody's searching for "the moment." The campaigns don't know when or how it will come, but they watch for something _ awkward words or an embarrassing image _ that can break through and become the defining symbol of the other guy's flaws. Now all eyes are on the series of three presidential debates that starts Wednesday. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)
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Posted: 9/27/2012 3:13:52 PM EST
FILE - This Sept. 26, 1960 black-and-white file photo shows Republican presidential candidate Vice President Richard M. Nixon wipes his face with a handkerchief during the nationally televised with Democratic nominee Sen. John F. Kennedy, in Chicago, Ill., Sept. 26, 1960. In presidential politics, everybody's searching for "the moment." The campaigns don't know when or how it will come, but they watch for something _ awkward words or an embarrassing image _ that can break through and become the defining symbol of the other guy's flaws. Now all eyes are on the series of three presidential debates that starts Wednesday. (AP Photo, File)
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Posted: 9/27/2012 1:53:35 PM EST
Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney campaigns at American Legion Post 176 in Springfield, Va., Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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Posted: 9/27/2012 1:53:35 PM EST
Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney greets veterans as he campaigns at American Legion Post 176 in Springfield, Va., Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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Posted: 9/27/2012 1:38:25 PM EST
In this Sept. 16, 2012 photo, a woman looks out from her cinderblock home as opposition presidential candidate Henrique Cariles campaigns in the Petare shantytown of Caracas, Venezuela. From single mothers to construction workers, a segment of President Hugo Chavez supporters have been turning away from the president and instead considering new leadership. They've become key to the Oct. 7 presidential vote and Capriles' strategy. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
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Posted: 9/27/2012 1:38:25 PM EST
In this Sept. 16, 2012 photo, supporters of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez wave campaign posters of him as opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles campaigns in the Petare shantytown of Caracas, Venezuela. From single mothers to construction workers, a segment of Chavez supporters have been turning away from the president and instead considering new leadership. They've become key to the Oct. 7 presidential vote and Capriles' strategy. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
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Posted: 9/27/2012 1:38:25 PM EST
In this Sept. 16, 2012 photo, supporters of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez wave photos of him as opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles campaigns in the Petare shantytown of Caracas, Venezuela. From single mothers to construction workers, a segment of Chavez supporters have been turning away from the president and instead considering new leadership. They've become key to the Oct. 7 presidential vote and Capriles' strategy. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
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Posted: 9/27/2012 1:08:39 PM EST
Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is introduced by former Veteran Affairs Secretary Jim Nicholson as he campaigns at American Legion Post 176 in Springfield, Va., Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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Posted: 9/27/2012 1:08:39 PM EST
Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney campaigns at American Legion Post 176 in Springfield, Va., Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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Posted: 9/26/2012 4:11:28 PM EST
U.S. President Barack Obama campaigns at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio, September 26, 2012. REUTERS/Jason Reed
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Posted: 9/26/2012 2:43:31 AM EST
FILE - In this Sept. 17, 2012 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks at a campaign event in Columbus, Ohio. Both presidential campaigns are trying to take advantage of an unusual Iowa law that gives their supporters a major say in determining where ballots can be cast before the election. Iowa’s law allows anyone who gets the signatures of 100 county voters to choose a specific voting place in that county. Before early voting begins Thursday, volunteers for both campaigns turned in a batch of petitions last week calling for voting at locations most convenient to their voters. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
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Posted: 9/26/2012 2:43:31 AM EST
FILE - In this Sept. 23, 2012 file photo, Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney gets ready to board his campaign plane in Los Angeles. Both presidential campaigns are trying to take advantage of an unusual Iowa law that gives their supporters a major say in determining where ballots can be cast before the election. Iowa’s law allows anyone who gets the signatures of 100 county voters to choose a specific voting place in that county. Before early voting begins Thursday, volunteers for both campaigns turned in a batch of petitions last week calling for voting at locations most convenient to their voters. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)
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Posted: 9/25/2012 4:18:42 PM EST
FILE - In this Sept. 14, 2012 file photo, Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney campaigns in the rain at Lake Erie College in Painesville, Ohio. Ohio is the presidential race's undisputed epicenter, and it's tilting toward Barack Obama. The revival of the local economy and the popularity of Obama's auto industry bailout are hampering Mitt Romney's call for Ohioans to return to the GOP-leaning ways that were crucial to George W. Bush. (AP Photo/David Richard, File)
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Posted: 9/24/2012 5:13:29 PM EST
Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney campaigns in Pueblo, Colo., Monday, Sept. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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Posted: 9/24/2012 4:03:27 PM EST
Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney picks up a baby wearing a "Dump Obama" pin as he campaigns in Pueblo, Colo., Monday, Sept. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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Posted: 9/24/2012 4:03:27 PM EST
Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney campaigns in Pueblo, Colo., Monday, Sept. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
