user: How to Watch the Second Presidential Debate on WSJ.com

WSJ.com will be showing the second Barack Obama-Mitt Romney presidential debate live Tuesday night, with coverage anchored by Alan Murray in the Journal’s New York studios and featuring contributions from a strong lineup of guests and Journal reporters in Washington and Hempstead, N.Y. The debate will be in a town-hall format and cover both foreign and domestic topics.

Mr. Obama and Mr. Romney enter the debate with different goals: Mr. Romney will try to build on a more positive image among centrist voters that grew out of the first debate, aides say, while Mr. Obama is practicing ways to portray his opponent as more conservative than he’s recently suggested.

Audience members will ask questions, and the candidates will have two minutes each to respond, with an additional minute for the moderator, CNN’s Candy Crowley, to facilitate a discussion, according to the Commission on Presidential Debates guidelines. The audience will made up of undecided voters selected by the Gallup Organization.

WSJ’s live coverage starts at 8:30 p.m. ET with pre-debate analysis and predictions. The debate runs from 9-10:30, and then the Journal and guests will review how the debate went — which candidate made the best case, and what it could mean for the rest of the campaign.

WHERE WSJ’s LIVE SHOW CAN BE SEEN:

WSJ: http://Live.wsj.com and http://wsj.com YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/politics Hulu: http://www.hulu.com (will be up on the homepage) Ustream: http://www.ustream.com (will be up on the homepage) Washington Wire: http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire (adjacent to the live blog) Also available on WSJ Live apps including Roku and AppleTV.

WHO IS ON THE SHOW:

Host: Wall Street Journal Deputy Managing Editor Alan Murray @alansmurray

Guests: Pre-debate: Sen. Marco Rubio (R., Fla.) Former Gov. Ted Strickland (D., Ohio) Sen. Dick Durbin (D., Ill.)

Post-debate: Former Gov. Ed Rendell (D., Pa.) Romney campaign senior adviser Bay Buchanan Former FDIC Chairman Sheila Bair Romney campaign economic adviser Glenn Hubbard

Journal reporters and editors Gerald F. Seib, Sara Murray, Laura Meckler

Related: WSJ’s Neil King previews the debate on The News Hub.

Summary: WSJ.com will be showing the second Barack Obama-Mitt Romney presidential debate live Tuesday night, with coverage anchored by Alan Murray in the Journal’s New York studios and featuring contributions from  a strong lineup of guests and Journal reporters in Washington and Hempstead, N.Y.


Q: Kid Rock shares thoughts on guns, abortion and same-sex marriage

Apr 7, 2014; Arlington, TX, USA; Recording artist Kid Rock performs before the championship game of the Final Four in the 2014 NCAA Mens Division I Championship tournament between the Connecticut Huskies and Kentucky Wildcats at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports - RTR3KC5Z (Kevin Jairaj)

He's best known for his short-lived marriage to Pamela Anderson and cashing in on the rap-rock phase.

But it seems there’s a lot we don’t know about Kid Rock.

The Detroit rocker will release his 10th studio album next month and in the lead-up, he is spilling his guts in interviews.

In a revealing piece for The Guardian, the 43-year-old shared his views on subjects including abortion, guns, online porn and his incredible wealth.

“I’m not just wealthy, I’m loaded. I can say that because I’m not embarrassed — I’ve made a f--k-ton of money, but I’ve never made a dishonest dollar,” the All Summer Long singer wrote.

Kid Rock is estimated to be worth about $80 million.

When it comes to technology, the music producer admits he’s a bit of a Luddite. “I don’t FaceTweet or whatever people do. I understand that I’m the old guy now,” the ordained minister wrote. “I turn on my computer and look at porn a little bit, see what’s going on in the news, but that’s about it. I’m comfortable with that.” The avid gun-collector said he is a staunch Republican, but “leans to the middle on social issues.” He wrote: “I am no fan of abortion, but it’s not up to a man to tell a woman what to do. As an ordained minister I don’t look forward to marrying gay people, but I’m not opposed to it.” The self-described redneck said he’s about to become a grandfather, but he’s nervous for his straight-laced son. “It keeps my redneck street cred up. I could be a great-great-great-grandfather by the time I’m 80. I am excited, but also nervous for my son. He was dropped on my doorstep at six months when I had no money and was trying to be a rock star. I didn’t have a clue,” he wrote. Click here for more about Kid Rock from news.com.au

A: He's best known for his short-lived marriage to Pamela Anderson and cashing in on the rap-rock phase.


Problem: Marco Rubio: Everywhere...but CNN

But another Republican presidential contender is now quietly shunning CNN.

For more than two months, CNN has sent daily interview requests to Marco Rubio. And each time, the campaign has passed. Over that same period, every other GOP candidate has given multiple interviews to CNN. Only Rubio has been absent. Meanwhile, the Florida senator has appeared on several other news networks.

When reached for comment, Rubio spokesperson Alex Conant said simply: "We don't comment on our media strategy."

Rubio's last appearance on CNN was August 7, and it got tense.

It was the day following the first GOP presidential debate on Fox News, and CNN's Chris Cuomo questioned Rubio's position on abortion. The two debated on-air for several minutes about whether Rubio's support of legislation that included a carve-out for abortion in cases of rape and incest amounted to support for the carve-out itself.

"So it seems that you had your own record wrong. Is that something you want to correct this morning?" Cuomo said.

The normally polished Rubio appeared to stumble a bit before saying that Cuomo had it wrong. "No, I, that's, that's. That's not true," Rubio said.

Later in the interview, Rubio and Cuomo debated over when life begins, and whether science had settled that question.

"Science has not decided it's at conception," Cuomo said.

Rubio hit back: "No, let me correct you. Science has. Absolutely it has."

It's certainly not uncommon for politicians to feud with media organizations. Trump has warred with Fox News throughout the campaign, even publicly threatening to boycott the outlet last month. But Rubio hasn't been vocal about his qualms with CNN or Cuomo.

Since that Aug. 7 interview, Rubio has steadily gained support in the polls. And as his stock has risen, Rubio has been visible on other television outlets.

On Monday alone, he sat down for interviews with both CNBC's John Harwood and Fox News' Megyn Kelly. Rubio was also the subject of a profile that has aired multiple times on Fox News in the last 24 hours.

And on Tuesday morning, Rubio continued his media blitz with appearances on "Fox & Friends" and NBC's "Today" show.

--CNN's Tom LoBianco contributed reporting.

CNNMoney (New York) October 6, 2015: 2:05 PM ET

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Summary:

assistant: Much has been made of Donald Trump's recent boycott of Fox News, but another Republican presidential contender has been quietly shunning CNN.