“I think it will be more interesting because they are taking questions from the audience. So I want to see how Obama deals with that. It's supposed to be McCain's thing, so I'm interested to see if that's the case.”

— Matt Hayman, teacher, St. Louis

“I think it will be more intense. A lot of the students in my class are really interested in what the candidates have to say about health care.”

— Pearl Panichpong, health care administrator, Washington, D.C.

“I thought the first one was pretty entertaining. I thought McCain put Obama down and interrupted a lot, which made him look bad. I'm expecting fireworks.”

— Lea Anderson, Kansas University freshman, Circleville

“It better be. I don't think either one stepped up to the plate as much as they could have. I want to hear what McCain's real change is - I haven't seen it yet.”

— Lisa Kelly, attorney, Topeka