Obama Faces Debate Challenge Tonight

Barack Obama will have to put on his game face tonight at a crucial debate in Philadelphia if he wants to ensure his controversial comments about small-town American voters don’t become a game changer.

The debate will be the last time Obama and Hillary Clinton face off before the April 22 Pennsylvania primary. Polls show Obama, who has consistently trailed Clinton in the Keystone State, closing the gap to single digits, but the fallout over his recent gaffe threatens to dampen his performance in the state. Clinton and John McCain have both accused him of elitism for his comments about rural gun owners and religious voters being bitter.

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