Join the conversation as the candidates square off and watch it live here. 6:02 PM PT: Jim Lehrer kicks things off. This will be the first time since 2004 that President Obama and Mitt Romney have shared a stage.
6:03 PM PT: Lehrer says the audience will remain silent, and the focus will be on domestic issue: economy, health care, and governance.
6:04 PM PT: The first question is to President Obama: What is the difference between the candidates on creating jobs.
6:05 PM PT: President Obama wishes his sweetheart a happy wedding anniversary'tonight is their 20th. (BTW, he's wearing a blue tie, Romney wearing a red one.)
6:06 PM PT: Obama: "The question here tonight isn't where we've been, but where we are going." Romney is about trickle-down, he says. His plan is about investing in America.
6:07 PM PT: Romney also wishes the President and Mrs. Obama a happy wedding anniversary.
6:08 PM PT: Romney says his plan isn't to do what Obama says; he says in stead of top down, he wants a plan of energy independence, more trade, defending small business.
6:09 PM PT: First Mitt "zinger": "Trickle-down government."
6:11 PM PT: Obama draws a contrast with Romney on energy, particularly pursuing renewable energy'wind, solar, and other sources. And he also drew a contrast on taxes.
6:11 PM PT: Mitt Romney denies having a $5 trillion tax cut.
6:12 PM PT (Kaili Joy Gray): New thread here.
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