12 cringe-worthy moments in debate history

POSTED: 06:59 AM PDT Oct 02, 2012 UPDATED: 07:28 AM PDT Oct 02, 2012

As the first presidential debate nears, look back at 12 cringe-worthy moments in debate history.

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As Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama prep for tomorrow night's first presidential debate, look back at 12 cringe-worthy moments in debate history that most candidates would probably love everyone to forget, according to Yahoo! News.

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Cringeworthy - Rick Perry

Political Debates Kennedy Nixon 1960 1

Political Debates Ford Carter 1976 JC

Cringeworthy - James Stockdale

Bush looks at watch

Cringeworthy - Bush Gore

Jan Brewer 2010

Michael Dukakis

Cringeworthy - Obama Clinton

Political Debates Quayle Bentsen 1988 LB

Cringeworthy - Cheney Edwards

Cringeworthy - Patricia Madrid

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