This praised performance briefly revitalized the Mondale campaign, narrowing Reagan's lead in the polls by seven points.

"[9] Ferraro responded to cap what The New York Times termed "a bristling exchange",[9] "Let me just say first of all, that I almost resent, Vice President Bush, your patronizing attitude that you have to teach me about foreign policy.

The debate was moderated by Edwin Newman, formerly of NBC News and featured a panel featuring Georgie Anne Geyer of Universal Press Syndicate, Marvin Kalb of NBC News, journalist Henry Trewhitt and Morton Kondracke of New Republic.

The debate is often seen as a victory for Reagan, most famously due to the line "I will not make age an issue of this campaign.

I am not going to exploit, for political purposes, my opponent's youth and inexperience," it was received with laughter from the audience, and Mondale himself.