15 Rejected Town Hall Debate Questions

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Stephanie Haberman
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15 Rejected Town Hall Debate Questions
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The third debate of the 2012 U.S. presidential election, a town hall style meeting between incumbent Barack Obama and challenger Mitt Romney, begins tonight at 9 p.m. EST.

The debate will have the candidates fielding questions from undecided voters. This year, moderator Candy Crowley will screen the questions beforehand.

SEE MORE: Next Presidential Debate: No (Internet) Questions, Please

The Internet couldn't help but speculate about what questions were screened, and a Twitter trend -- #RejectedTownHallDebateQs -- was born.

Scroll through 15 of the most clever rejected questions below.

Mashable politics reporter Alex Fitzpatrick will be at the debate, covering it live. Join us to find out what questions are asked, their answers, and to laugh about any hijinks that may happen in between!

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