"It's going pretty good. It's even. They've been nice. There's no head bopping or that kind of stuff. They're being more professional this time. They acted like kids last time." _ Martin Limus, a Las Vegas resident who watched at a hotel in downtown Salt Lake City.

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"They're doing just like they did last time _ fussing at each other. I knew they couldn't sit still the whole time." _Sue Bass, a retired schoolteacher in Little Rock, Ark.

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"Because I'm leaning toward Gore, I was disappointed that he didn't really address that more and steered the discussion to the uninsured children in Texas." _ Christina Clem, 29, a Communications Studies major at California State University, Sacramento who wanted to hear more details of Gore's plan for the uninsured.

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"It's too late. Gore, he screwed up. You've been with Slick Willie too long." _ Karen Watkins, a retired financial corporation employee reacting to Gore's apology for getting some details wrong in the first debate. She watched at an Elk's Lodge in Pleasant Hill, Iowa.

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"The primary reason for this was to see if they were going to mention us. They didn't touch on anything. If they want our votes, they're going to have to earn it. We're going to vote for the ones who look after us." _ Judith Toole, a registered voter who lives in a homeless shelter in Manhattan and who watched with a gathering of homeless people at Union Square Park.

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