The second Presidential Debate of 2012 will be taking place on Tuesday at Hofstra University in Long Island, New York. With only three weeks left until the Presidential Election, the pressure for both of the candidates to perform optimally has increased. Moving forward, there will be several key factors in the debate that will surely affect the outcome of the upcoming contest.

The subjects up for the debate between President Obama and Mitt Romney should more than likely be a mixture of foreign and domestic related topics. As witnessed in the Vice Presidential Debate between Paul Ryan and Joe Biden, the U.S. military policy in the Middle East is clearly a sub-topic of foreign policy that will be explored further.

Romney will also most likely use a portion of his air time to talk about China and the international trade situation, which is similar to his approach in the first debate. This could serve to aid his case for the public to put a businessman in the Oval Office. With that said, it will be crucial for President Obama to do his fact checking during the live debate and directly respond to all of Romney's arguments.

The pre-screened questions during the political quarrel will be given to the candidates by 80 undecided Long Island voters. The queries are slated to explore both right and left wing affiliated issues, and should add to the event's unpredictability along when combined with its usually interactive audience members.

Candy Crowley will be present to serve as the moderator and look to maintain a manageable tone, pace and direction during the political showdown. Although Crowley may not be capable of playing an active role because of the voters' previously determined questions, she could slightly impact the contest with her follow-ups. Nonetheless, she will remain objective and fair.

Coverage of the Presidential Debate of 2012 is set to begin at 9 PM ET on Oct. 16.

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